Chapter 176
Before coming to Kolkata, Gu Ji had explained the seriousness of the disaster to Ranath, and the latter also talked to the Chief Minister of West Bengal on the phone, because the traffic in Calcutta city itself is poor, coupled with the heavy rain, it is even worse. It is not congested.

Therefore, in order to save travel time, the Chief Minister summoned all the high-level officials of the state government to wait at Bowes International Airport.

Prepare to hold an emergency response meeting directly on the runway.

"Vidi, there is news from the Falaka Dam that the villagers gathered near the site have been successfully evacuated by the explosion-proof troops. They are currently checking whether there are any missing people along the river bank."

"Okay, let them speed up the progress of the inspection and leave the vicinity of the Hooghly River as soon as possible."

"Mr. Vidi, these are all the current high-level leaders of the West Bengal government, Chief Minister Niha, chief, this is what I mentioned to you on the phone, from the disaster relief commissioner sent by the central cabinet government: Vidi Da profit."

As soon as Gu Ji stepped out of the cabin, Fatima and Ranat spoke successively.

The latter led him to this group of government officials, pointing to a woman who led him and introduced him.

This is also the first time that Gu Ji has seen a female high-ranking official. Due to reasons such as race and religious customs, it is very rare for a woman to be the head of a state in India.

Moreover, she is dark-skinned, so she does not come from high caste blood at first glance.

The attitudes of other senior government officials are also the same, and their expressions are very complicated. After all, they have heard that Ranat said that this "Vidi" has a way to minimize the harm caused by the hidden dangers of the Falaka Dam. Shaken.

But everyone hesitated for a while.

Just as Gu Ji finished speaking, the car suddenly stopped when he was about to reach the riverside.

The Hooghly River that flows through Calcutta is a tributary of the Ganges. Devout Hindus regard the Ganges as a holy river and believe that the water of the Ganges can wash away the sins of the soul, so bathing is an important religious ritual that must be performed every day.

"My idea is that the people outside the main city can all move eastward, as far away from the Hooghly River as possible, and use the high terrain and hillsides to avoid flood disasters, and the main city is the most densely populated, so all the people in the northern district can be moved to the middle." , in the tall buildings in the southern district, especially Matan Park, which is the highest in the city center, is a huge open space, which can be used as a temporary disaster shelter. If the fire brigade can build flood barriers here, the effect will be better than in the The banks are much higher!"

A middle-aged man with a square face and black-rimmed glasses suddenly said, "I am the county magistrate of Calcutta. The northern, central and southern districts are the largest and most densely populated in the shanty towns. The central and southern districts may not be able to accommodate so many people. civilians."

At the beginning, Gu Ji suggested that the governor of Gauhati County build a sandbag dam, which was only aimed at the heavy rainfall brought by the tropical depression, in order to prevent the river from inverting. What we are facing may be a catastrophic flood that is rare in 50 years, or even in a century. Many places in Kolkata used to be large wetlands. Emergency response plan, establishment of an emergency command center, unified command, and unified dispatch of people in the city for transfer.”

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a middle-aged senior Indian police officer in a yellow police uniform raised his hand.

It turned out that he was the Minister of State Police.

With an order, all the officials returned to their cars.

"Calcutta Pier?"

"I support Commissioner Vidi's proposal, I have been told by my men before that his command at the Falakha Dam was excellent, if it wasn't for him, it would not have been possible for the Anti-Bomb Forces to settle East Midnapur in such a short period of time The riot in the county, so I choose to believe him!"

"We are already arranging for the fire brigade to embankment and reinforcement around the river bank."

This is also the reason why the state government and municipal authorities don't like the military. The different styles of the two will always produce various frictions and contradictions.

"I have asked the colonel to explain to the staff the responsibilities and tasks of the military region troops participating in rescue operations. They are only responsible for rescuing, transferring or evacuating trapped people; protecting important targets; rescuing and transporting important materials; Professional emergency rescue such as medical rescue, rule out or control other critical dangers and disasters, and other important actions will be discussed with the municipal command center before any other important actions are carried out."

Marlowe's acting style is as rough and direct as his appearance. In fact, the execution style of their special border forces is also the same, everything is task-oriented.

More and more quarrelsome believers gathered on the road.

"I can't wait any longer, honk the horn, let the vehicle avoid as soon as possible, and rush past."

So the driver followed Marlowe's order, while honking his horn wildly, while interspersing with the air strike position.

When Niha saw Gu Ji, she was slightly taken aback, as if she didn't expect him to be so young.

"Vidi has thought of this a long time ago. He does not intend to imitate the traditional transfer plan of disaster victims, sending people from Calcutta city to the disaster evacuation center, but to digest them in multiple ways."

The municipal county magistrate mentioned that the group of people who cannot be digested by the central and southern districts of the town can use the port authority to mobilize port ships for temporary accommodation and disaster avoidance.

Several congressmen in suits and leather shoes discussed in a low voice.

The implication is that the army will not bypass the city and act alone, nor will it fight for power.

Gu Ji put his finger on the end of a thin blue line in the center of the satellite map. This thin line is the Hooghly River, and the location he pointed at...

"Hello Chief Minister, the matter is urgent. The Falaka Dam may break at any time, so we are running out of time. Has the state government taken any action?"

Only then did she understand the reason why the chief secretary attached so much importance to Gu Ji on the phone. She didn't expect him to be so young and have so much experience in disaster emergency response, but she still asked other people around her for their opinions and ideas. Especially members of the Senate.

That's right.

While Gu Ji was speaking, Marlowe just walked up to him and whispered in his ear, "The staff department has agreed to send 36 additional army columns for support."

As the proposer of the plan, he is also the connection between the Calcutta city officials and the officials of the Eastern Military Region. Gu Ji can only choose to act together with the military soldiers. Moreover, his branch line goal has not yet been completed, which shows that the mission is still far away. not end yet.

So there are a lot of commercial and freight ships here.

In order to dispel the worries of these state government officials, Gu Ji explained clearly the responsibilities and tasks of the army.

"That's great, the more rescuers the better."

Several government officials replied in unison.

"Transfer? It's easy to say. There are now 1600 million people in Calcutta. What kind of transportation is needed to transfer these people away in a short time!"

Don't even think about it, the first one to jump out must be the Minister of Transport and Communications.

Gu Ji and Fatima also followed Marlowe into the off-road vehicle prepared by the military, marched towards the Hooghly River, and were responsible for helping the fire brigade evacuate the praying believers.

Calcutta's fire chief had a stronger sense of crisis than Gauhati's captain. After all, Gu Ji had to take the initiative to ask the county magistrate to build a flood embankment.

Gu Ji clasped his hands together and made a simple courtesy.

Every morning, groups of Hindus will come to the Hooghly River, smear their bodies with river mud, and after praying, wash their bodies with clean water, thinking that they have washed away their sins and purified their bodies and souls. Those praying people seen on the Internet.

In the end, Gu Ji's emergency response plan was unanimously approved by the state government and municipal authorities.

While listening to his plan, Niha thoughtfully repeated it in her mouth.

India's internal self-government generally does not like to let the central military intervene.

"What we need most now is people. If we want to move these 600 million people to a safe place, the mobilization difficulty we need to face must be hell."

After hearing all the transfer plans, Niha thought about it in her heart, and felt that it was very feasible.

"Yes!"

So is Assam, so is Midnapur, and so is Kolkata.

Niha only said a word, and behind him, a fire chief in an orange reflective rescue suit stood up.

"Then start to act now. The councilors and I will be in the headquarters of the municipal building, and all departments and units will immediately act according to the corresponding emergency response plan of level I!"

When many government officials heard this word, they couldn't help feeling quite "fresh".

Perhaps it was the phrase "protecting the safety of important targets" in his words that attracted the attention of the congressmen. After all, the family did not have any children, relatives and friends, and finally reluctantly agreed to the proposal to take into account the application for the army to enter the field.

Before Gu Ji could speak, Ranat hurriedly retorted for him.

When the legislators heard that the army should be allowed to enter the town, they immediately hesitated about the proposed action.

"Believe me, to get Kolkata through this difficult time, the help of the army is indispensable. They have unparalleled quick action capabilities, strong organizational mobilization capabilities, and professional rescue capabilities, which are beyond the reach of ordinary police and fire stations. comparable."

Unfortunately, the circumstances of the two are completely different.

"Vidi, I have reported all the things you explained to the minister, and the cabinet secretariat has also learned that the prime minister attaches great importance to this matter, and just ordered that additional boat troops and disaster emergency response troops be sent to support."

"What happened, why didn't you leave?"

Because Gu Ji has been asking Lanat to send additional explosion-proof troops to support him, the head of the police department is the one who knows what happened to the Falaka Dam best. The dignity of the bureau, that's why at this critical moment, he was the first to stand up and support.

But Niha's furrowed brows still did not relax.

Fatima made several consecutive phone calls in the car, and she didn't turn her head until the last call was over.

She is about 40 years old, wearing a black ponytail, with a red mark between her eyebrows, wearing a silk robe, and a brown-green sash with Indian cultural style hanging diagonally on her chest, which seems to be a highlight of her identity.

His third way is water transportation!
Kolkata is the largest river port in eastern India. It has very prosperous Kolkata and Haldia terminals. It operates freight business to and from various ports in India and abroad, and the ferry business connecting Kolkata and its twin city Howrah. It is also a landlocked country. Nepal , Bhutan and Sikkim.

"Multiple digestion?"

"So I have another way."

Although Calcutta is the town they govern and guard, it is difficult to guarantee that nothing will go wrong when the poor of the north are crowded with the municipal elite.

The driver poked his head out of the window, glanced twice, and replied.

"Report to the captain, there seems to be a car accident at the intersection ahead, the drivers on both sides are having a dispute, and many vehicles are blocked here."

Marlowe, the co-pilot, raised his head and glanced ahead.

This behavior quickly aroused the dissatisfaction of nearby drivers. They pressed the windows and slapped the door panels crazily to vent their emotions. What Marlowe didn't expect most was that the believers who were praying near the riverside Because they honked their horns indiscriminately, which affected the prayer process, they all gathered around one by one, banging on the hood frantically, and yelling at each other.

"We dispatched a total of 907 firefighters and municipal engineering teams. We are currently building a temporary flood embankment with a width of 30 centimeters and a height of 70 meters with fire-fighting sandbags of 90*3 centimeters on the shore, and reinforced it with flood control nets. It was when the people were bathing and praying on the banks of the Hooghly River that the pace of implementation was a bit slow, and we have only paved more than 130 meters for the time being..."

"Town planning can be roughly divided into northern, central and southern districts. The northern district is mainly composed of historical old buildings and slum areas. The buildings are generally low-level, and the shantytowns lack the ability to resist severe floods, which is a 'high risk of damage'. Grade, but the Central District is different from the South District, which is the CBD and elite residence of Kolkata, where the terrain is high, there are many buildings, and there is a central park.”

Gu Ji took out his mobile phone and placed the satellite map in front of everyone, on which he marked one red location after another, which were exactly the buildings he observed when he flew over the sky in a helicopter, "I checked the information when I came here, Kolkata The area of ​​the metropolis is 1750 square kilometers, of which the main urban area is along the banks of the Hooghly River, stretching in a north-south direction, with an altitude between 1.5 and 9 meters, with the west high and the east low."

"I have thought of a solution to this point. I have asked Colonel Swaraj to report to the Eastern Military Region, hoping to send additional troops into the town to assist the municipal agency in taking charge of the transfer plan."

Ten, thirty, fifty...

Gu Ji didn't expect these Hindus to be so crazy at all. The traffic that was already congested has now become difficult to move, and it is like a scene of large-scale cursing.

Bang bang bang!

Hearing the beating sound outside the car, Fatima turned to look at Gu Ji: "What shall we do now?"

Woo-hum-!
(End of this chapter)

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