Four dead, 3 missing as dam breach triggers flash flood in Chhattisgarh's' Balrampur
Balrampur (PTI): Four persons were killed and three went missing after a portion of a small dam collapsed and led to a flash flood in Chhattisgarh's Balrampur district, officials said on Wednesday.
Three persons also sustained injuries in the incident, they said.
The breach in the Lutti (Satbahini) reservoir in Dhaneshpur village occurred late Tuesday night following heavy rainfall in the region, Balrampur Collector Rajendra Katara said.
Water from the reservoir, built in the early 1980s, descended through the breach onto nearby houses and agricultural fields, he said.
"Four persons, including a woman and her mother-in-law, died while they were asleep at home. Three persons remain missing and a search operation is underway," the collector said.
District administration and police teams rushed to the spot after being alerted, he said.
Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai expressed grief over the incident. The government was monitoring the situation and would provide all possible assistance to the affected families, he said in a statement.
The incident also claimed lives of livestock and damaged houses and crops, he noted, adding that the situation was extremely painful for the affected families.
The district administration, National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force and local officials were carrying out relief and rescue operations, and adequate arrangements had been made for the treatment of the injured while every possible effort was being made to find the missing persons, the CM said.
He also instructed the district administration to prepare a proposal for sanctioning ex-gratia assistance to the victims or their kin, conduct a survey of the damage, and provide temporary shelters, food grains and other essential items to the affected families.
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Karnataka School Edu Dept prohibits children from being made to dance to obscene songs
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka School Education Department has issued a circular strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs in educational and cultural programmes.
It stated that such dances would negatively impact students' mental health and moral values. It will create indiscipline and harm the sanctity of education.
"All the Deputy Directors (Administration) of the state's School Education Department have been asked to take strict measures to prevent children or students from dancing to obscene songs in all government, aided and unaided schools in the state," the office of the commissioner of the School Education Department said in a recent circular.
"If it is found that children are being made to dance to obscene songs, appropriate action will be taken against the headmaster or management of such school," it added.
The department also listed certain measures in this regard, which include: strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes; selecting songs that are inspiring, positive, instilling national pride in children and reflecting the greatness, dignity, values, culture, and morality of the state.
Stating that the school headmaster and management are responsible for selecting songs and dances for cultural programmes, it said, they should also ensure that students wear decent clothes in dance or cultural programmes.
