mangalore b ramanatha rai minister for forest environment ecology on saturday warned officials not to delay the distribution of benefits to the poor under various social security schemes at his maiden official review meeting convened at the deputy commissioners office here on saturday rai said that pensions for elderly widows physically challenged benefits of sandhya suraksha and other social security schemes should be distributed to beneficiaries on time he added that he has received several complaints of delay in the distribution of pension for elderly the minister directed the officials of the department of food civil supplies and consumer affairs to take initiatives to launch distribution of rice at re 1 in the district improve facilities at aadhar card enrolment centres by adding 20 more computers and provide drinking water and other facilities there rai said adding that the renewal of bpl ration cards should be done only on new software introduced by the government from monday he instructed officials to be prepared to face rain wreckage in the district take steps to respond to natural calamities respond to calls immediately and expedite the process of distribution of compensation repair all drainages and prevent the possibilities of artificial flooding he said adding that officials concerned will be held responsible if artificial flood situation continued rai asked deputy commissioner n prakash to convene a meeting of residents near the under construction vented dam at thumbe as per the survey 35872 acres of surrounding land will be submerged once the storage is started in the vented dam a meeting has to be convened to give information to residents there he said the dam is the primary source of drinking water to 60 wards of mangalore city corporation and adjoining urban local bodies