On Tuesday and Wednesday, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will visit with those impacted by Cyclone Biparjoy and take an aerial tour of the afflicted areas.
On Tuesday, Chief Minister Gehlot is scheduled to visit the areas of Barmer, Jalore, and Sirohi that have been severely impacted by Cyclone Biparjoy’s rains. The last three days saw extreme rainfall in Barmer (192.37 mm), Jalore (419.10), Pali (318.70), Sirohi (464.66), and Rajsamand (251.92 mm), according to representatives of the Relief and Civil Defence Department in Disaster Management. For the districts of Bundi and Sawai Madhopur, a red alert has been issued.
The Chief Minister will reach Chauhtan village in Barmer, Sanchore in Jalore and Abu Road in Sirohi to meet the affected people on Tuesday. Some ministers and officials in charge of the areas will also be accompanying him.
On Wednesday, Chief Minister Gehlot is expected to take stock of relief works in Pali and Jodhpur districts by conducting an aerial survey.
Disaster Management and Relief Department officials informed that 15,000 people from the affected districts have been shifted to safer places before the rains. In the cyclone-affected areas, 1595 persons have been rescued safely by the National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF), State Disaster Relief Force (SDRF), the Indian Army, Police and Civil Defense volunteers.
Out of them, 133 people were rescued by the NDRF from critical areas and taken to safe places, 123 were rescued by the SDRF and nine by the Indian Army.
