Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday (August 2, 2025) deployed an 11-member Ministerial team to oversee flood relief operations across 12 affected districts.
Mr. Adityanath pushed the need for sensitivity, speed and transparency in the flood management.
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“The Chief Minister affirmed that the State government is fully committed to ensuring the safety, food, shelter, and healthcare of every citizen affected by the floods. The Chief Minister directed all Ministers in charge to immediately visit their assigned districts, inspect relief camps, and directly engage with affected families. He instructed senior officials—including DMs, SPs, and CMOs—to stay on the ground and ensure 24x7 monitoring. Emphasizing urgency, he ordered round-the-clock surveillance of embankments, swift drainage from waterlogged areas, and comprehensive arrangements for food, medicine, sanitation, and the needs of women and children in relief camps,” reads an official statement issued by the State government.
U.P. Minister Nand Gopal Gupta ‘Nandi’ has been given the responsibility of Prayagraj, while senior minister Suresh Khanna is made the in-charge of Varanasi district. Among others, Jaiveer Singh is deployed in Agra district, Daya Shankar Mishra ‘Dayalu’ will oversee Ballia and Ajit Pal is deployed in Fatehpur district.
