The <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/chhattisgarh-jhiram-valley-maoist-attack-all-10-accused-convicted-sentencing-on-september-16-23648539" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Chhattisgarh government</a> has declared a holiday for schools across the state on Saturday as heavy rains battered parts of the state, inundating several areas and cutting off villages.
Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, in a post on 'X' on Friday, announced closure of all government, private and aided schools, stating that the safety of students is the top priority.
Sai said <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-weather-update-imd-forecasts-heavy-rain-thane-palghar-also-under-yellow-alert-23644255" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">heavy rainfall</a> could lead to waterlogging, rising water levels in rivers and streams and transportation difficulties in several areas, and the decision was taken to ensure that children don't face any risk.
He also instructed district collectors to conduct relief and rescue operations with full vigilance in view of flooding and waterlogging caused by continuous rainfall, including in the Bastar division which comprises seven districts, another statement said.
"There should be no delay in providing assistance to people in need in affected areas. Keeping the safety of citizens as the highest priority, the administration should remain prepared to deal with every situation," the release quoted Sai as saying.
He directed officials to monitor the situation, with special attention to villages and settlements in low-lying areas and those located near rivers and streams.
Incessant heavy rains pounded several parts of the state on Friday, inundating low-lying areas, swelling rivers and cutting off remote settlements in the Bastar region.
The <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-rains-monitoring-every-disaster-incident-closely-says-cm-devendra-fadnavis-23638473" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">chief minister</a> has asked relief and rescue teams to remain ready with necessary resources and directed district administrations, police, urban local bodies, panchayats, and other departments to work in coordination so that immediate assistance is provided in any emergency.
Sai also directed officials to ensure safe shelters, food, drinking water, medicines and other essential facilities as required.
He asked people not to venture unnecessarily into waterlogged areas, swollen rivers and streams and to follow advisories and directions issued by the district administration from time to time.
A rain-related casualty was reported in Kondagaon district, where a 40-year-old farmer drowned after falling into a flooded drain while catching a fish in a partially submerged paddy field on Friday, officials said.
Between June 1 and September 25, the state recorded an average of 1,082.4 mm rainfall, which is 100.1 per cent of its 10-year seasonal benchmark of 1,081.5 mm. Over the past 24 hours alone, the state received an average precipitation of 52.8 mm.
Balrampur recorded the highest rainfall relative to its seasonal average at 169.4 per cent (1,527.7 mm), while Narayanpur recorded the highest cumulative rainfall at 1,600.4 mm, it said.
Some districts, however, have received below-normal rainfall. Surguja recorded 606.6 mm (75.5 per cent), Jashpur 828.7 mm (79.7 per cent), Kabirdham 672 mm (82.2 per cent), Bemetara 597.1 mm (74.5 per cent) and Kanker 1,110.7 mm (75.9 per cent).
Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki recorded 74.7 per cent and Bijapur 78.7 per cent of normal rainfall. Rainfall in Bastar, Dantewada, Bijapur, Sukma, Korba, Janjgir-Champa, Durg and Rajnandgaon was close to normal.
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