Chandigarh, May 28 -- Haryana chief minister (CM) Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday directed deputy commissioners (DCs), overseeing flood protection efforts in the districts, to give utmost priority to cleaning of drains ahead of the monsoon season in their respective districts. Presiding over a meeting to review the progress of short-term flood protection works and the internal clearance of drains, chief minister expressed concern over the current pace of internal clearance of drains. Saini said that there is limited time before the onset of the monsoon and the work is lagging behind. He said that chief secretary Anurag Rastogi, along with other administrative secretaries, will review the progress again on June 10. "If any negligence is found at the part of any officer, strict action would be taken," During the meeting, it was informed that the irrigation and water resources department is working on an ambitious project to utilise the existing channels of the SYL and Hansi-Butana Link Canals for water storage during the monsoon. CM Saini on Tuesday announced a financial assistance of Rs.3 lakh each from his discretionary fund for the families of Ayush Yoga Sahayaks, who died in accidents while on duty. He also announced that the registration of yoga and naturopathy practitioners in the state would commence this year. He was addressing a yoga mahotsav in Panchkula. The CM launched three new portals: an e-marketplace portal for direct sales of medicinal plants by farmers, an Ayush medicine inventory portal for stock monitoring, and an e-medicine licencing portal for streamlined license applications....