Bokaro: The district authorities sounded a high alert on Tuesday in the wake of Cyclone Yaas which is likely to hit Bokaro on Wednesday.
As part of the relief measures, the authorities have set up shelter camps in all eight blocks of the district and kept 37 marriage halls on standby.
Deputy commissioner Rajesh Singh appealed to the residents to stay indoors and villagers who do not have pucca houses should take shelters in community halls or government school buildings that have been converted into shelter homes.
The forest department has asked to form teams to ensure the trees and branches that fall on roads are removed immediately.
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Bokaro: Engineers and experts of Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) successfully saved wastage of water by replacing a dozen 50-year-old Russian valves that were installed when the plant was being built. The replacement was done in the water treatment plant which supplies water to the entire township which has a population of more than five lakh.
A year and half ago, in an estimate by the head of the water supply department A K Singh, it was found that 0.8 million gallons of water was being wasted every day due to leakage from the 12 Russian valves. BSL had also calculated an annual loss of Rs 80 lakh due to the leakages.
Bokaro: The Bokaro picnic spots on Friday remained crowded as revellers thronged popular spots like City Park, Garga Dam, Konar Dam, Cooling Pond and .