Team News Riveting
Raipur, July 16
The initiatives taken by the Raigarh district police in coordination with the local administration to fight the furious flood has received national applause.
The campaign, code named “Samvedna”, of the Raigarh Police had bagged the second “India Police Award, 2022” in disaster management category by the prestigious Governance Now of Noida. The award was presented in a glittering virtual function to the then Raigarh Superintendent of Police Santosh Singh, who is currently police chief in Korba.
In 2020, Chhattisgarh’s industrial district was hit by nature’s fury as a devastating flood displaced 451 families in 48 villages. On the instructions of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, the administration swung into action to ensure proper arrangements for food, medical and other essential services in the relief camps.
The then Collector, Bhim Singh and Superintendent of Police Santosh Singh themselves took the command; sailing in the fuming flood waters to visit the relief camps and personally inspect the arrangements.
The then Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Bilaspur, Dipanshu Kabra gave the necessary directions to the force and monitored the rescue, rehabilitation operations. He assured the affected people get their damaged houses repaired once the administration assesses the loss.
Meanwhile, the Superintendent of Police launched a campaign to collect daily needs and rehabilitation items. The widely acclaimed campaign giving relief to the people was also shared on social media by the office of the Chief Minister.
The efforts yielded the results and a huge stock of relief materials was piled up. On the guidelines of the Superintendent of Police, Additional Superintendent of Police Abhishek Verma lined up all the gazetted officers and station in-charges that facilitated proper distribution of materials.
The Raigarh police had to fight on multiple fronts. Many policemen, including the Superintendent of Police, were infected with COVID-19 virus that’s devastation was at peak during the period.
