With heavy rains lashing Madhya Pradesh, the death toll due to flood-related mishaps has gone up to 15 in the state, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said today.
Seven persons died due to flood in different parts of the state in last 24 hours, he told reporters.
Yesterday, the chief minister said eight persons had died due to the heavy downpour in last couple of days.
Mr Chouhan today convened a meeting of top officials, including Chief Secretary Anthony de Sa and Director General of Police Rishi Kumar Shukla, and reviewed the situation due to the heavy rains in the state.
During the meeting, the chief minister said all the 51 district collectors should be alert and agile to deal with the flood situation and extend immediate help to the people in distress.
People living in the camps should not face any problem, he said, adding clean drinking water should be provided to the people.
People being rescued by Municipal Corporation employees from flood affected Bhopal. (PTI photo)
Meanwhile, Indian Meteorological Department's Bhopal Centre Director Dr Anupam Kashyapi told news agency PTI that heavy to very heavy rains are likely to lash Indore, Ujjain and Hoshangabad divisions, besides some parts of the state capital in the next 24 hours.
A flooded locality after heavy rains in Satna in Madhya Pradesh. (PTI photo)
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