Devi Patan districts on full alert amid heavy rain, crop loss surveys ordered

Gonda, 27 September 2026. Acting on the directions of the Hon’ble Chief Minister, Divisional Commissioner Durga Shakti Nagpal has directed officials in all four districts of Devi Patan division, Gonda, Bahraich, Balrampur and Shravasti, to remain on full alert in view of excessive rainfall and to run relief and rescue operations effectively.

The instructions have been issued to the District Magistrates of the four districts and to all related officers. The Divisional Commissioner has asked them to ensure better arrangements across all districts affected by heavy rainfall and to give top priority to preventing loss of life and carrying out relief and rescue work.

Durga Shakti Nagpal directed that an immediate field survey and assessment should be conducted in areas where crops have been damaged due to excessive rainfall. She said joint teams of the Revenue and Agriculture departments should visit the affected areas and ensure a realistic assessment of crop loss, so that eligible farmers can receive relief on time as per the provisions of the government.

In view of the excessive rainfall, surveys are being conducted through all Sub-Divisional Magistrates to assess the affected crops. The concerned officials have been instructed to carry out on-site verification in the affected areas and ensure that the assessment of crop loss is fair and transparent.

The administration has also been instructed to take action to provide permissible relief, as per rules, to the affected families after conducting surveys of crop damage. In connection with the natural disaster caused by excessive rainfall, instructions have been given to ensure better arrangements and smooth operation of electricity supply in the affected areas of Gonda, Balrampur and Shravasti.

The Divisional Commissioner directed that in cases related to loss of life and other damage, field verification and necessary action should be ensured on priority. She said eligible affected families should be provided relief in accordance with government rules.

She instructed officials to maintain special monitoring in low-lying and waterlogged areas, villages situated along rivers and drains, and other sensitive locations in all four districts. Officers and employees have been told to remain mobile in the field, keep continuous watch on the situation and, whenever required, immediately start relief and rescue operations.

The Divisional Commissioner said that preventing loss of life is the administration’s highest priority. In areas affected by waterlogging and excessive rainfall, arrangements should be ensured to shift people to safe places as per requirement. Dilapidated buildings and other places that may pose possible risks should be identified, and necessary precautions should be taken.

She further directed that flood posts and control rooms should remain active and that every information received should be acted upon immediately. All concerned departments, including Revenue, Police, Health, Agriculture, Irrigation, Panchayati Raj, Electricity and Disaster Management, have been instructed to work in coordination with one another.

Durga Shakti Nagpal also directed officials to ensure timely availability of food, drinking water, medical facilities, essential medicines and other necessary relief material to the affected people. She made it clear that negligence or laxity at any level in relief and rescue work will not be accepted.

The Divisional Commissioner appealed to the general public to avoid going near rivers and drains, fast-flowing water and waterlogged areas during excessive rainfall. She also asked people to follow the safety instructions issued by the administration.

She said that in the situation of excessive rainfall, the administration is fully alert. According to her instructions, public safety, prevention of loss of life, time-bound assessment of crop damage, and providing relief to affected families as per rules are the administration’s top priorities.

All District Magistrates have been asked to maintain special monitoring in their respective districts and ensure that all arrangements remain smooth and properly managed. The directions cover relief and rescue work, crop-loss surveys, support to affected farmers and families, electricity supply arrangements, monitoring of sensitive locations, activation of flood posts and control rooms, and coordination among all related departments across the four districts of Devi Patan division.