Inter-Ministerial Central Teams inspecting the disaster sites in Chumoukedima District areas on December 13. (DIPR Photo)
Dimapur, December 13 (MExN): Inter-Ministerial Central Teams visited various districts and inspected disaster sites on December 12 and 13.
According to the State DIPR, on Tuesday, a team arrived in Dimapur and inspected the sites in Chümoukedima areas.
The team comprising Superintending Engineer(C) Brahmaputra Basin Organisation, Central Water Commission, Sanjay Kumar Singh and Assistant Director (PFC-I), Department of Expenditure, Tanveer Ahmed Khan inspected the sites starting from Pimla-Zhutovi, Pagalapahar, Sodzulhou, Seithekema basa and Tsithrongse. During the inspection, the concerned departments briefed the issues and damages caused by the monsoon and the team asked the line departments to submit their proposal and assured them that their grievances will be looked into soon.
Similarly, in Peren district, a team held a briefing with District Disaster Management Authority and other line departmental Officials at ADC Office, Jalukie on December 13.
During the interaction, DDMA Peren, Chairman & Deputy Commissioner Peren, Vineet Kumar, and other line departments which included PHED, PWD (R&B), Veterinary, Fisheries, Housing, and Water Resources gave a PowerPoint presentation on disasters that caused damage to the public and properties during the last monsoon in the district.
The team also informed that immediate relief would be provided on a nominal basis, the DIPR report stated.
After the interaction, the visiting team along with DDMA Officials and line departments visited Mongleu Irrigational Dam for spot assessment.
The IMC team in Peren was led by Sanjay Singh, Superintending Engineer (C) Brahmaputra Basin Organisation, Central Water Commission, Tanveer Ahmad Khan, Assistant Director (PFC-1), Department of Expenditure. The team was also accompanied by Keren Rose, Nodal Officer, Peren District, and Rendemo, State Emergency Operation Centre.
In Tening on December 12, ADC Tening, Imsenperong Wati welcomed the team and briefed the overall situation of Tening sub-division.
A short presentation on the disaster situation faced by Nsong circle was presented by EAC Nsong, Yimkum I Ozukum who also highlighted some of the grievances and major problems face by Nsong area people during monsoon seasons. According to him, incessant rains and natural calamity causes road connectivity to be cut off by landslide hampering the lifeline of the Nsong area villages.
Others who attended the meeting with the IMCT team included Nsong Village council members headed by its GB and concerned line department.
Meanwhile, in Wokha, a team led by Ravinesh Kumar, FA (NDMA), Anil Kumar Singh, Under Secretary Rural Housing Division, Department of Rural Development, and Ankit Um Rao, Assistant Executive Engineer (MORTH) assessed the damage and loss that occurred due to various disaster like floods, landslides, etc.
Ravinesh Kumar, while briefing the Wokha District Management members said the two central groups will visit six districts on their two-day visit to the State and do spot assessment and report the findings to the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs for Central Assistance to the State from National Disaster Respond (NDR) fund.
Kumar also said that the team will visit damaged sites to have an idea and how best to assist the state, the release stated.
Deputy Commissioner and Chairperson Wokha District Management Authority Wokha, Ajit Kumar Ranjan highlighted the damages to infrastructures, roads connectivity within Wokha district, floods, landslides, human-elephants conflict, and fire incidents, etc., that has occurred in the district.
The team also visited District Veterinary Hospital, at Saron colony, Wokha for spot verification and assessment, where the hospital building is on the verge of collapse due to landslides and erosion. The team after spot verification took note of the situation, the release stated.
