On Friday, Fadnavis took stock of the security preparedness of the state for emergency situations
CM Devendra Fadnavis (centre) during the meeting attended by senior officials of various agencies and departments yesterday. PIC/X/@Dev_Fadnavis
In light of escalating tensions at the nation’s border, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has decided to cancel leave granted to senior officials from the health, disaster management and other important departments.
On Friday, Fadnavis took stock of the security preparedness of the state for emergency situations. It was in this meeting, held in the chief minister’s official residence, Varsha, that the CM instructed that leave granted to senior officials of key departments be cancelled. The meeting, chaired by the chief minister, was attended by top state and Mumbai police officials, Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani and other key officials of the state administration.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis (right) and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde (centre) at the meeting attended by senior officials yesterday. PIC/X/@Dev_Fadnavis
Besides this, Fadnavis has instructed officials to place emphasis on conducting drills, spreading awareness about blackouts and establishing war rooms in each district. To deal with rumours and fake videos circulated on social media, the state government has been asked to establish a system that will provide updated and accurate information about the ongoing situation, according to a statement issued by the chief minister’s office.
Fadnavis also asked the cyber cell and the police to monitor social media handles that are helping Pakistan. “Action should be taken against such offenders,” Fadnavis instructed. To ensure a quick response to any issues related to the current situation, every district collector will be given emergency funds from which, if any urgent material needs to be purchased, it can be done immediately. “Apart from this, if any important proposal comes in this regard, approve it within one hour,” the release stated.
Other key points of the meeting
£Study Central government’s Union War Book in depth and inform everyone about it.
£Hold a meeting of all the municipalities in and ask asking them to create awareness about blackouts.
£Involve cooperative housing societies.
£Consider the possibility of increasing activities of anti-national individuals.
£Hire fishing trawlers as needed to enhance maritime security.
£Invite heads of all three military services and the Coast Guard in Mumbai to the next meeting through video-conferencing.
£Criminal cases should be filed against people filming military preparation-related activities and broadcasting them on social media.
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