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Day after rains, relief work in Rajasthan

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Press Trust of India Jaipur
Last Updated : Jan 25 2013 | 4:04 AM IST

Normal life had been badly-hit in Jaipur's low-lying areas where people have been taking shelter in community halls, schools and other buildings.

Twenty-one JCB machines and 30 water pumps have been installed in such areas to remove debris of damaged structures or displaced objects and pump out accumulated rain water.

In low-lying colonies like Jawahar Nagar and Bhatta Basti, torrential rainfall which began on Tuesday night left thousands of people displaced and vehicles damaged.

Ten people had died in Jaipur itself, besides two in other districts.

"We distributed 35,000 food packets yesterday mainly in localities under Nahargarh, Galta Gate, Subhash Chowk, Bhatta Basti, Ramganj, Muhana and Jawahar Nagar police station areas and prepared 18,000 packets for distribution in the morning today," Arun Garg, Additional District Collector, told PTI today.

"30 pumps have been installed to pump out rain water from the colonies where the rain water has accumulated and entered into houses. 21 JCB machines have also been pressed into service. A road connecting Kanwatia circle-Vidhyadhar Nagar was damaged and work to restore the route is on," Garg, who is looking after the relief work, said.

Meanwhile, nine teams headed by RAS officers and officials from Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC), Public Works Department, Revenue Department and Police will carry out a survey to assess the loss caused by the rainfall in the district. MORE

  

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First Published: Aug 23 2012 | 1:35 PM IST

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