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Carry out relief work with promptness in districts hit by rain, hailstorm: Yogi

Lucknow, Apr 18 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday directed the officials of the districts concerned to conduct relief work with full promptness in view of storm, rain and hailstorm, an official spokesman said here.
In a message to the people of the state, the CM said, "Information of storm, rain, hailstorm has been received from many districts in the state. "But there is no need to worry. The safety of every resident of the state is the priority of your government," he said.
He has said that the officials should visit the area and conduct a survey and keep an eye on the relief work. "In case of loss of life and animal loss due to disasters like lightning, storms and rain, immediately distribute relief amounts to the affected. The injured should be given proper treatment," he said.
Yogi has directed that the officials should conduct a survey and assess the crop loss and send a report to the government so that further action can be taken in this regard. He directed that in case of waterlogging, arrangements for drainage should be made as a priority.
He said that directives have been given to the officials of the districts affected by storm, rain, hailstorm and lightning to conduct relief work with full promptness by surveying the area.
The CM said, "In case of loss of life and animal loss, the officials have been directed to immediately distribute relief amounts to the affected and provide proper treatment to the injured. Also, in view of the government purchase of wheat currently going on, the officials have been directed to take full care of safe storage of wheat at all purchase centres, including mandis, and assess the damage to the crops and provide a report to the government so that further action can be taken in this regard."
He said that directives have also been given to the officials to make arrangements for drainage on priority.
It may be noted that around a dozen individuals were killed and several others were injured after sudden rain and hailstorms accompanied with dust storms hit different districts of the state on Thursday.
Police sources said that five persons were killed and four others were injured in separate incidents in Ayodhya district. "Similarly, a woman and her nephew were killed, and her son was injured when the tin shed of a school collapsed due to rain and storm in the Zaidpur area of Barabanki district," they said.
Police sources said that a 55-year-old farmer died after being struck by lightning in the Lalganj police station area of Basti district on Thursday evening. "A woman died after being hit by lightning in the Shukul Bazar area of Amethi district," they said.
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