Before coming to Kolkata, Gu Ji had already explained the severity of the disaster to Ranat, who also spoke to the chief minister of West Bengal on the phone, because the traffic in Kolkata's urban area is poor, and the heavy rain makes it even more congested.

So, in order to save time on the journey, the Chief Minister summoned all the senior officials of the state government to come to the Bose International Airport to wait.

Prepare to hold an emergency response meeting directly at the shutdown runway.

"Vidi, there is news from the Faraka Dam that the villagers gathered near the site have been successfully evacuated by the anti-explosion forces, and they are currently checking along the riverbank basin to see if there are any missing people."

"Okay, let them speed up the inspection and get out of the vicinity of the banks of the Hooghly as soon as possible."

"Mr. Vidi, these are all the current senior leaders of the West Bengal government, Chief Minister Neha, Chief, this is the Disaster Relief Commissioner from the Central Cabinet Government, whom I mentioned to you on the phone: Vidi Dali."

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

The latter led him to the group of government officials and pointed to a woman at the head of the group.

This is also the first time Gu Ji has seen a female high-ranking official, because of race, religious customs, etc., it is still very rare for a woman to serve as the head of a state in India.

And she is dark-skinned, and at first glance she is not from a high caste lineage.

She is about forty years old, with a black ponytail, a red mark on the center of her eyebrows, and a silk robe, with a brown-green ribbon diagonally hanging from her chest, which seems to show her identity.

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

The attitude of other senior government officials was the same, and their expressions were very complicated, after all, they had heard that this "Vidi" had a way to minimize the damage caused by the hidden dangers of the Faraka Dam, but now when they saw it, they were shaken again.

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

"Hello Chief Minister, this matter is urgent, the Farakah Dam may burst at any time, so we are running out of time, is the state government taking action at the moment?"

"We are already arranging for the fire brigade to build embankments around the riverbank."

As soon as Neha spoke, a fire chief in an orange reflective rescue suit stepped forward.

"We have deployed a total of 907 firefighters and municipal engineering teams, and are currently building a temporary flood control levee with a width of 90 cm and a height of 3 meters with 30 * 70 cm fire bags on the shore, and reinforcing it with a flood control net, but now it is the time for the people to bathe and pray on the banks of the Hooghly River, and the implementation speed is a little slow, and we have only laid more than 130 meters of ...... for the time being."

The Calcutta fire chief's sense of crisis is obviously stronger than that of Gohati's captain, after all, the latter still needs to take the initiative to mention the construction of the flood control levee to the county magistrate.

Unfortunately, the environmental conditions of the two are completely different.

Gu Ji originally suggested that the county magistrate of Gohati build a sandbag embankment, in response to the heavy precipitation brought by the tropical depression, in order to prevent the river from backflowing, "Fire chief, with all due respect, it is useless to build a flood control levee at this time, and what we will face may be a rare flood in 50 years, or even a rare in a century, and many places in Kolkata were originally large wetlands, which were originally low and rich in groundwater, once a flood occurs, the consequences are unpredictable, and we must immediately activate the I. emergency response plan, Set up an emergency command center to unify command and dispatch the people of the whole city for transfer. ”

"Transfer? It's easy to say, there are now 16 million people in Kolkata, and what kind of transportation will be needed to get these people away in a short time! ”

Without even thinking about it, the first person to jump out of the mouth must be the minister of the Department of Transport and Transportation.

Before he could speak, Ranatt hurriedly retorted for him.

"Vidi has thought of this for a long time, and he does not plan to follow the traditional plan of relocation of people from the city of Kolkata to the disaster shelter, but to digest it in multiple ways."

"Multiple digestions?"

When many government officials hear this term, they can't help but feel quite "fresh".

Gu Ji took out his mobile phone and put the satellite map in front of everyone's eyes, which was marked by him one after another red positioning, which was the buildings he observed when he flew over the sky by helicopter before, "I investigated the information when I came, the Kolkata metropolitan area is 1,750 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 of between 1.5 and 9 meters, high in the west and low in the east. ”

"Town planning can be roughly divided into the northern, central and southern districts, the northern district is mainly historic buildings and slums, the buildings are generally low, and the shantytowns lack the ability to resist catastrophic flooding, which is classified as a 'high risk of damage', but the central and southern districts are different and are the CBD and elite settlements of Kolkata, which is high-rise, has many buildings, and has a central park."

"My idea is that people outside the main urban area can all move eastward, as far away from the banks of the Hooghly River as possible, and use the high terrain and hillsides to avoid flooding, while the main urban area is the most densely populated, and all the people in the northern area can be transferred to the tall buildings in the central and southern districts for shelter, especially the highest ground in the city center, Matan Park, is a large large open area, which can be used as a temporary disaster shelter, and if the fire brigade can build a flood control levee here, the effect will be much higher than on the river bank!"

Neha listened to his plan as she repeated it thoughtfully in her mouth.

A square-faced middle-aged man with black-rimmed glasses suddenly spoke, "I am the mayor of Kolkata City, the northern, central and southern districts, the northern district is the largest, and the shantytown area is the most densely populated. ”

"So I have another way."

Gu Ji dropped his finger on the end of a thin blue line in the center of the satellite map, which was the Hooghly River, and the location he was pointing to......

"Kolkata Pier?"

Several government officials replied in unison.

That's right.

His third way is water transportation!

Kolkata is the largest river port in eastern India, with the thriving Kolkata and Haldia terminals, which operate freight services to and from various ports in India and abroad, ferry services connecting Kolkata with its twin city of Howrah, and an outlet to the seas for the landlocked countries of Nepal, Bhutan and Sikkim.

So there are a lot of commercial, cargo ships here.

The city and county magistrates mentioned that those people who cannot be absorbed by the central and southern districts of the town can be temporarily accommodated by the port authority to mobilize port ships to shelter from the disaster.

Neha listened to the whole transfer plan, thought about it a little in her heart, and felt that it was very feasible.

At this time, she understood the reason why the chief secretary attached so much importance to Gu Ji on the phone, she didn't expect him to be so experienced in dealing with disaster emergency response at a young age, but she still asked other people around her for opinions and ideas, especially the members of the Senate.

But everyone hesitated for a while.

Although Kolkata is their guardian town, it is difficult to guarantee that nothing will go wrong in the process of squeezing the poor of the north with the municipal elite.

Unexpectedly, at this time, a senior Indian police officer wearing a yellow police uniform and some middle-aged fat raised his hand.

"I support Commissioner Vidi's proposal, my subordinates have told me before that his command skills at the Faraka Dam are excellent, and if it weren't for him, the anti-explosive forces would not have been able to put down the riot in East Midnapur County in such a short time, so I choose to believe him!"

It turned out that he was the head of the State Police Department.

Because Gu Ji has been asking Ranat to send additional explosion-proof troops to support, the Minister of the National Police Department is the most aware of what happened at the Faraka Dam, and he is glad from the bottom of his heart that Gu Ji's command has saved the dignity of the police station in the general management area, so he is the first to stand up and support at this critical moment.

Several parliamentarians in suits and leather shoes whispered a few words.

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

But Neha's brow tightened.

"What we need most now is people, and it's going to be hellish to get these 16 million people to safety."

"At this point, I have thought of a solution, and I have asked Colonel Swaraj to report to the Eastern Military District, hoping to send more soldiers into the town to assist the municipal agencies in the transfer program."

While Gu Ji was speaking, Marlowe also happened to walk up to him and whispered in his ear, "The General Staff has agreed that an additional 36 army columns can be sent to support." ”

India's state-wide self-government generally does not like to let the central army intervene.

The same is true of Assam, as is Midnapur, and even more so is Kolkata.

As soon as the councillors heard that the army was going to enter the town, they immediately hesitated to move on the plan.

"Believe me, if you want Kolkata to survive this difficult time, the help of the army is indispensable, they have unparalleled rapid action capabilities, strong organization and mobilization capabilities, and professional rescue capabilities, which are incomparable to ordinary police and firefighters."

"I have asked the colonel to explain to the general staff the responsibilities and tasks of the troops of the military region to participate in the rescue operation, which is only responsible for rescuing, transferring or evacuating the trapped people; Protecting important targets; Rescue and transport important materials, participate in road and bridge repair, water search and rescue, medical rescue and other professional rescue, eliminate or control other critical dangers and disasters, and discuss with the municipal command center before the implementation of any other important actions. ”

In order to dispel the concerns of these state government officials, Gu Ji made the duties and tasks of the army clear.

The implication is that the military will not bypass the municipal government and act alone, nor will it compete for power.

Perhaps it was the phrase "protect the safety of important targets" in his words that attracted the attention of the parliamentarians, who did not have some children, relatives and friends, and finally reluctantly agreed to the proposal to apply for the entry of the army.

"Then let's start acting now, I and the councillor will sit at the headquarters of the municipal building, and all departments and units will immediately act according to the level I emergency response plan!"

"Yes!"

At the sound of the order, all the officials returned to their cars.

Gu Ji and Fatima also followed Marlowe into the off-road vehicle prepared by the military and marched to the banks of the Hooghly River, responsible for helping the fire brigade evacuate the prayer congregants.

The Hooghly River, which flows through the city of Kolkata, is a tributary of the Ganges, and devout Hindus regard the Ganges as a holy river and believe that the water of the Ganges cleanses the soul from its sins, so bathing is an important religious ritual to be performed every day.

Every morning groups of Hindus would come to the Hooghly River, smear their bodies with river mud, and after praying, wash their bodies with water, believing that they had cleansed away sin and purified their bodies and souls, which is what Gu saw praying in the helicopter.

As the proposer of the plan, and also the connection between the city officials of Kolkata and the officials of the Eastern Military District, Gu Ji could only choose to act with the military soldiers, and his side line goal has not been completed so far, which means that the task is far from over.

Fatima made several phone calls in the car, and it wasn't until the last call was over that she turned her head.

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

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

As soon as Gu Ji finished speaking, he was about to reach the vicinity of the river, when the car suddenly stopped.

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

"What's going on, why don't you leave?"

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

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

"Can't wait, honk the horn, let the vehicle get out of the way as soon as possible, and run over."

Marlowe's style is as rough and direct as he looks, and in fact, the same is true of the execution style of their Special Frontier Force, which is mission-oriented.

This is also the reason why the state government and the municipal authorities do not like the military, and the difference in the style of the two will always produce all kinds of friction and contradictions.

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

This behavior quickly aroused the dissatisfaction of the nearby drivers, who pressed the windows and banged on the door panel frantically to vent their emotions, and the most unexpected thing for Marlowe was that the congregants who were praying near the riverside surrounded them one by one because they honked their horns indiscriminately and affected the prayer process, banging on the hood frantically and scolding.

More and more quarrelsome people gathered on the road.

Ten, thirty, fifty......

Gu Ji didn't expect these Hindus to be so crazy, and the traffic that was already jammed has now become difficult to move an inch, as if it was a large-scale street scolding scene.

Bang bang!

Listening to the sound of slapping outside the car, Fatima turned his head to look at Gu Ji: "What should we do now?" ”

Woo-hum——!

(End of chapter)