State Congress President Amit Chavda on Sunday slammed the state government for failing to take preventive steps to control floods in the state. He was in Vadodara to visit the flood-affected areas and take stock of situations.
“I agree that the rain on July 31 was torrential, but the kind of devastating impact it had on the city and the people is worth worrying about. The current situation exemplifies that the pre-monsoon initiatives and activities of the state government and the corporation are a complete failure,” Chavda said.
He lashed out at the government and the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) for slow-paced restoration activities in the city. “I visited the affected families and even those who have lost their kins in the floods. They are very unhappy as no one has visited them yet. They are angry that everything so far is just announcements by the administration and the government but no ground work is being done in reality,” he said.