Bhubaneswar: As the General Elections 2024 is going to be held in sunny May, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) ACS Satyabrata Sahu has asked all Collectors to prepare a contingency plan for smooth conduct of the twin elections.
Writing a letter to all Collectors, the SRC Shri Sahu said General Elections, 2024 has been declared by the Election Commission of India. During this period, there may be extreme heat wave conditions which challenge health and conduct of elections.
The IMD has issued seasonal outlook on temperature and rainfall for hot weather season during March to May, 2024. The maximum temperature is most likely to prevail over most of the parts of the State, ACS Shri Sahu said.
Similarly, the IMD has been issuing daily bulletins during the Summer Season. He asked the Collectors to follow these bulletins daily for appropriate actions. They have been requested to take mitigation, preparedness and response measures.
“Heat wave mitigation measures involve multi-sectoral and multi-dimensional administrative approach such as provisioning of drinking water, temporary shelter, rescheduling of working hours, rescheduling of timing of schools/ public educational institutions and providing better medical emergency services and public health, etc. to reduce the negative impact of extreme heat wave conditions,” the SRC noted.
As it is an election year, several rallies are going to be held. So, the collectors were instructed to take proactive measures with the help of concerned line Departments.
SRC Shri Sahu directed the Collectors to follow the detailed instructions that had been communicated in February on preparedness and precautionary measures to be taken in view of the Heat wave conditions, 2024.“Your personal attention is highly required for effective heat wave management in your district. Any untoward situation shall be brought before the undersigned for immediate intervention,” he wrote to the Collectors.