CM tells Ministers, MLAs to camp in flood-hit areas
The Hindu
He directs them to personally monitor relief work
As the swollen Chitravathi, Papagni and Penna rivers continued to pose grave danger at various places in the Rayalaseema region, Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Sunday directed the in-charge Ministers and the Ministers and MLAs of Chittoor, Kadapa and Nellore districts to camp there and personally monitor the rehabilitation and relief operations.
He said they need not attend the Assembly in view of the contingency.
The Chief Minister said the Ministers and MLAs should visit the flood-ravaged towns and villages and ensure that the affected people got essential supplies and immediate financial assistance to withstand the nature’s fury.
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