Dispur, May 24: Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma today visited
Haflong, the district headquarter of Dima Hasao district and inspected
landslide areas including a road at Sarkari Bagan area which got badly damaged
by the incessant rain and consequent landslide. He took stock of the damages of
the road for the restoration work to start at the earliest for convenience of
the people.
Dr. Sarma asked PWD to take appropriate steps for reconstruction
of the road at a fast pace. He also asked to look for an alternative alignment
to save the stretch of the road from future damages due to landslide.
Since the landslide rendered several
people out of their homes, Dr. Sarma also visited temporary relief camps in
Lower Haflong High school and LP school and interacted with the inmates took
shelter there. He reviewed medical and other facilities and asked the Deputy
Commissioner to look after needs of the inmates and help them to repair their
houses. There are 149 inmates in both the camps.
During
the visit, the Chief Minister also met family members of the three people who
were killed in the landslide triggered by heavy rain at Hokai Pungchi Jeme
village. Dr. Sarma interacted with them and offered his condolences. He assured
them of all help from the government at this difficult time.
It
is to be mentioned that ex-gratia payment from the government has already been
released to the next of kin of the deceased.
As
a part of his visit, the Chief Minister also took a review of the preliminary
destruction caused by landslide at Haflong and other parts of the district. He
stressed on immediate resumption of full-scale transportation in the district
and laid emphasis on restoration of roads damaged by landslide. The Chief
Minister said that the government both at the Centre and State will help North
Cachar Hills Autonomous Council with adequate funds to tide over the present
crisis. He further informed that the government is working on finding a
permanent solution so that heavy rainfall induced landslide can be averted. He
also informed that a Central Team will visit Dima Hasao on May 27 to assess the
extent of loss caused by rain induced landslide in the district.
CEM
North Cachar Autonomous Council Debolal Gorlosa, MLA Nandita Gorlosa,
Chairperson NCHAC Ranu Langthasa, Executive Members and MACs of NCHAC, Chief
Secretary to the Government of Assam Jishnu Baruah, Principal Secretary to the
Chief Minister Samir Kumar Sinha, Pricipal Secretary NCHAC TT Daulagupu, DC, SP and heads of the departments in Dima
Hasao district were present in the review meeting.
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