Disaster Management Authority submits assessment report
MON, April 24 (DIPR): The officials of Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority and District Disaster Management Authority, Mon undertook a field assessment of the damage caused due to heavy rainfall, hailstorm & windstorm during the month of April 2016 and inspected the affected areas and report submitted by the administrative officers posted in the sub division.
The Team comprised of W. Honje Konyak, DC Mon; M.A. Shihab IAS ADC Mon; Relise Sangtam EAC (Sadar), Mon; Rendemo Shitio SERO, NSDMA; W. Shejeang DPA, NSDMA; Bubu Patrick Golmei DPA, NSDMA; and Kedigong. DPA, NSDMA.
As per the preliminary assessment, the following damages were observed & reported:
Techahan Ward (Mon Town): Due to massive landslide following incessant rainfall, many inhabitants of the locality were compelled to abandon their severely damaged houses. District Administration has also issue an evacuation order for 50 houses that have been damaged completely and relocated 150 houses severely damaged. One Government Primary School building located in the ward is also being affected by landslide, posing danger to the school children.
A Road Culvert connecting the inhabitant of Techahan Ward to Mon town has also been affected due to the erosion of land. As on April 23, vehicular movement on the road is halted as it is posing threat to vehicles plying on this road. If preventive work is not undertaken immediately, it will further aggravate the condition which may completely cut-off of the area.
Tobu-Mon Road: Massive landslide has caused road blockage in 21 Km, 25 km and 71 km of Tobu-Mon BRO road. In this connection, the Mon District Administration is coordinating with the Border Road organization for early restoration of the road, for which the BRO has assured that the road, will be cleared at the earliest. DC Mon has directed Tobu Administration to liaise with Tuensang Administration for supply of essential commodities. No shortage of essential commodities reported so far.
Newsite (Mon Town): 3 houses severely damaged in the area. Electric pole that connects the Newsite area and Upper Konyak areas was also damaged. However, the electric pole was replaced by Power department by the evening of April 23.
Tokubari (Mon Town): Due to flashflood caused by heavy downpour in the area, 10 houses displaced by the flood, out of which, 1 (one) house was severely damaged. Besides a culvert on the road that lead to Don Bosco School was choked resulting in flooding the roads which compelled the students to abstain their classes for a day.
Temporary measures have been taken to restore the road, however, a proper restorative works needs to be undertaken at earliest to avoid further damage.
Tanlao Ward (Mon Town): A culvert has been severely damaged and a bypass was created as a temporary measure for vehicles to pass. This culvert is located at a very strategic road as it is the only lifeline which connects Mon Town with the upper areas of Mon District like Aboi, Longching, Angjangyang, Mopong, Tobu and Sadar area villages of Totok and Chi area. Considering the importance of the road, a proper restoration is needed immediately.
Villages: Monyakshu village -10 houses severely damaged; Changlangshu village - 3 houses severely damaged; Wangti Village - 10 houses severely damaged by windstorm; Wakching Village - 3 houses severely damaged; Phomching Town - 6 houses severely damaged; Shengha Chingnyu - 1 Government Primary School (GPS) has been severely damaged; Chaoha Chingnyu - 10 houses have been severely damaged; Longwa Village: The only Guest House in Longwa has been badly damaged by Windstorm.
In Changlangshu-Changsa Village, all together 28 houses were completely damaged and 3 houses severely damaged by hailstorm. SDO(c) Monyakshu sub-division reports that 4 person were also injured by the hailstorm.
In Ukha Village, due to the massive hailstorm 40 houses were completely damaged and 260 houses severely damaged. 3 minors were severely injured by the hailstorm. The injured were shifted to Mon District Hospital and an immediate relief of Rs. 5000 each was also given to them by DDMA, Mon.
Tizit Sub-Division: It was observed that the area around Tizit River faced a flood-like situation due to torrential downpour encompassing several days which led to a rise of the water level by about 20ft at an alarming rate. However no human life, houses or properties are reported to be damaged so far.
Apart from the huge property and infrastructural damages, there are also reports of Crops, Plantations and Paddy fields destroyed by the hailstorm all over the district. Proper verification and assessment is yet to be undertaken, which will make available in due course of time.
It was also observed that the incessant rainfall has caused a wide-spread damage in the district. Mud slips, damage to retaining walls, power infrastructures, houses, road blockage, and drainage blockage were reported from all over the district. Urgent and immediate restorative activities and preventive measures need to be undertaken at earliest before the arrival of monsoon.
