Mid-Day Meal Scheme - relief arrangements during disaster times, it will be the responsibility of the School Education Department - Instructions issued

Sub: School Education - Mid-Day Meal Scheme - relief arrangements during disaster times, it will be the responsibility of the School Education Department - Instructions issued - Regarding.

All the District Educational Officers in the State are informed that as per the India Meteorological Department (I M O) the low-pressure area has strengthened into a depression early this morning. It is located over the South-East  Bay of Bengal and expected to deep depression by cyclone by tomorrow evening. It would move north-west towards the Andhra Pradesh during the subsequent three days. Met has said that rains would lash most places of Coastal Andhra Pradesh with heavy to very heavy falls expected at isolated places from Saturday. The wind speeds would be much stronger suggesting severe cyclonic strength.
As directed by the Honorable Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh there is a dire and immediate need to take precautionary measures for the safety of the people especially school children. As a part of relief arrangements during disaster times, it will be the responsibility of the   School   Education Department to provide good quality hot cooked meal to the disaster-affected people from the school MDM kitchens.
Therefore,  all  the District  Educational  Officers,  especially   Krishna, Guntur and West Godavari are requested to take the following measures immediately:

1. Issue necessary instructions to the field level officials to gear up to tackle the cyclone, which  is expected to hit the region anytime.
2. Ensure that adequate stocks of required material such as food grains, groceries, vegetables, condiments, eggs etc. are made available in schools for ready relief.
3. The children of. the school shall also be provided meals three times a day. 
4. Ensure that the MDM cooks and Cooking Agencies are informed of the situation and attend the work without uncertainty.
5. Ensure that the buffer stock of rice is maintained. If rice is not sufficient, then adjust from nearby schools or other sources like Pair price Shops.
6. Monitor the quality of meals being provided and take immediate measures for providing qualitative and quantitative meal is provided.
7. Daily meal supply details Mandal-wise and school-wise shall be collected and submitted to the District Collector.
8. Be in touch with District Collectors and any untoward incidents or short supply of food-grains shall be brought to the notice of the District Collectors and also pursue immediate action.
9. Ensure that the field officers would be attentive in all the cyclone prone areas till the situation gets normalized.
10. Ensure that the children are aware of areas, where water has receded and school buildings are in dilapidated condition.

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