People of State are proud of citizens, institutions engaged in restoring Karam Dam: CM
   Date :18-Aug-2022

Karam Dam 
 
 
Staff Reporter
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that all the residents of the State are proud of the citizens and institutions doing outstanding work in disaster management of Karam Dam of Dhar. Team Madhya Pradesh has set an excellent example of scientific disaster management. It was only because of courage, hard work and co-ordination that there was no loss of life. Also, we did not allow any harm to animals. The damage caused to the crops will be compensated by the State Government. A committee has been constituted to investigate the Karam Dam incident. Action will be taken according to the facts revealed in the investigation. Chief Minister Chouhan was addressing the felicitation ceremony of individuals and institutions who have done excellent work in disaster management of Karam Dam in Dhar district at the CM residence in Bhopal on Wednesday.
Chief Minister Chouhan presented cheques of Rs 2 lakh each as Samman Nidhi to Poclain machine operators engaged in relief and rescue of Karam Dam. He also honoured social workers and non-government organisations. Water Resources Minister Tulsiram Silawat, Public Health and Family Welfare Minister and Dhar district in-charge Minister Dr Prabhuram Choudhary, Industrial Policy and Investment Promotion Minister Rajvardhan Singh Dattigaon, Principal Secretary Water Resources S N Mishra and other officers were present. Chief Minister Chouhan listened virtually to the experiences of Indore Divisional Commissioner Pawan Sharma, Collector Dhar Pankaj Jain and
Collector Khargone Kumar Purushottam regarding the management of Karam Dam disaster. Those who came to the CM Residence including Dhamnod Municipal Council president Dinesh Sharma, Dhamnod’s social worker Pramod Kedia, Gaurav Jat, Samar Singh, who opened the valve of Dam’s pipe, also shared their experiences related to disaster management and relief work. Chief Minister Chouhan said that with the grace of God, guidance of technical experts and co-operation of all, the water of the dam was drained out in 24 hours. It was a matter of satisfaction that the water did not enter the villages and the houses. Sometimes a testing time like this is created. In this difficult time, the three ministers and the entire staff of the administration continued to discharge their duty with responsibility and efficiency. The credit for this success goes to everyone.
CM presented Samman Nidhi of two lakh rupees each to Poclain machine operators: Chief Minister Chouhan handed over cheques of Rs 2 lakh each to Poclain operator, Poclain machine helper, breaker operator etc, as Samman Nidhi, for making way for safe drainage of dams water. Along with garlanding Shivkumar Kole, Sanjay Bharti, Mohammad Syed Alam, Pramod Kumar, Suraj Kumar Kole, Nitish Kumar, Amit, Jai Singh, Jitendra Darbar, Motilal, Indu, Gangaram, Sunil, Shyamlal, Vijay and Santosh Osari, certificates and cheques were given. Chief Minister Chouhan honoured voluntary organisations and public representatives engaged in relief work by providing them shawls, shriphal and certificates. Water Resources Minister Silawat said that Chief Minister Chouhan had clear instructions that there should be no loss of life.