Cyclone Jawad: Response teams in Kolkata ready for after-effects – Times of India

Kolkata News
KOLKATA: From relocating people living near the coastal areas to preparing DMG teams to tackle emergency situations — multiple agencies have prepped up to handle any possible impact of the impending cyclone.
In Kolkata, 10 DMG teams have been put up at three different locations to tackle the cyclone. One team will serve Jadavpur and Behala while the second team will be at Lalbazar.

Six teams will be posted at PTS that will serve central and south Kolkata and any part of the city as required. Two other teams will be available as standby, said police sources. Each team will have equipment that can tackle three emergencies house collapse, fire and electrical fitting-related challenges and trees blocking roads. “We will carry electrical axes, concrete cutters, hydraulic hammer drills and metal cutters,” said an officer.
In addition, all traffic guards have been asked to procure basic road clearance items and divisions asked to keep generators ready to handle emergencies. All cops have been asked to keep raincoats and specialized boots handy while reporting for duty. Senior officials of all agencies will be stationed at the war room.
In addition, the traffic guards have been asked to remove high mast lights and billboards by Saturday morning. The river traffic police have been asked to carry out special patrols to ensure that people close to the ghats are warned not to venture out.
In South 24 parganas, NDRF and SDRF teams have been stationed at Kakdwip, Namkhana and Pathar Pratima. Sunderbans development minister Bankim Hazra said: “We are completely prepared to handle the cyclone. Fishermen have been asked not to venture in the sea and those living near the coastal belts have been alerted.”
In West Midnapore, senior officials conducted an emergency meeting with the BDOs and have kept the flood centres and relief materials ready. Minister Manas Bhunia said: “People living near the coastal belt are being relocated.” Tourists at hotels near sea beaches at Digha and Mandarmani have been asked to stay inside hotels and hotels have been asked to stock enough food for any crisis. Bengal has imposed a fishing ban till December 5.
(Inputs from Dwaipayan Ghosh, Sujoy Khanra,
Monotosh Chakraborty & Tamaghna Banerjee)

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