Ranchi, Feb. 5 -- hief Secretary Alka Tiwari has directed the concerned department to ensure quick arrangements for disaster relief to deal with the damage caused by natural causes in the state. She has said that we can minimize the damage caused by natural disaster through timely relief and rescue work. She was chairing the meeting of the State Executive Committee related to disaster management on Tuesday.

It was decided in the meeting that divers equipped with rescue equipment will be deployed at marked water reservoirs of the state. Registered professional fishermen will be trained for this. Selected divers will also be given an honorarium of Rs 10 thousand. At the same time, an amount of Rs 10 crore was approved for payment of ex-grati...