Special discount for storm hit families in Mokokchung

Mokokchung, May 4 (MExN): Traders dealing in hardware and electrical goods in Mokokchung have agreed to sell goods at special “discounts” to the families affected by the strong winds on April 30/May 1. The Mokokchung Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) had convened an emergency meeting on May 3 with its members dealing in hardware and electrical goods at its office, during which it was mutually agreed that the families affected by the winds deserved special consideration. This led to the traders agreeing to give the special discounts.   MCCI through its president Tsükti Longkumer has informed that genuine affected individuals may therefore avail of the special offer by producing a note issued by the respective village/area chairman or GB to the MCCI. Beneficiaries may also contact the MCCI president at 9436006062.

  Meanwhile, the MCCI along with the Mokokchung Entrepreneurs Consortium (MEC) donated a sum of Rs.50,000/- each to the District Relief Committee that was formed by the district administration after strong winds and heavy rains struck parts of Mokokchung district rendering hundreds homeless and more than a thousand families affected. Representatives of the two organizations handed a cash of Rs. 1 lakh to the Deputy Commissioner of Mokokchung, Sushil Kumar Patel (IAS) at his office chamber towards this cause on Wednesday.   The Deputy Commissioner expressed gratitude to the two organizations for their contribution and hoped that more organizations and individuals would come forward with donations. He also informed that the Officers Club Mokokchung had also donated Rs.50,000/- towards the same cause.