The state irrigation minister has asked all officials of his department to monitor the rivers whose waters are touching the danger level. Dr Manas Bhuniya after meeting senior officials of the irrigation department said that the Met office has informed the department of the chances of heavy rain within three days so and therefore officials have been asked to be prepared in advance. All the irrigation officials have to submit a report on the condition of the rivers regularly. He said the chief minister Mamata Banerjee has already asked his department to keep a strong watch on the rivers whether there are chances of flood. A report regarding the current conditions of the rivers has been sent to the chief minister today, Dr Bhuniya said. The minister informed that both the irrigation department and disaster management will jointly work for flood-affected areas. A meeting had already been held between the state irrigation department and Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) to take flood-control measures. The state government is also co-ordinating with Jharkhand and Orissa regarding the release of water. If required all day-off of the employees of the department will be cancelled, he said. Meanwhile, as Kolkata enjoyed the first weekend of the monsoon, temperature dipped through the day, peaking at a modest 28 degrees Celsius in the early hours of Sunday morning. The city woke up to moderate showers, which continued until mid-afternoon, with a windspeed of around 24 kilometres per hour. Cloud covered the city, with humidity levels rising to 91 per cent. The Met department forecast scattered thunderstorms for Sunday evening. Elsewhere in the state, temperatures remained low. In Birbhum there was a light drizzle, with no thunderstorms.