Haflong,
19th May 2022: As per instruction of Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa
Sarma, two of his ministers visited Dima Hasao today, May 19, to take stock of
the latest condition after disaster occurred in the district.
Minister
for Revenue & Disaster Management, Hills Area Development etc and Dima
Hasao Guardian Minister Jogen Mohan along with Assam Power Minister Bimal
Borah reached the headquarters of
district Haflong today.
The duo were accompanied by the
Chief Executive Member of North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council Debolal Gorlosa along with his
Executive Members, local MLA Smti. Nandita Gorlosa, Deputy Commissioner Nazreen
Ahmed, Superintendent of Police Jayant Singh and other officials.
The
team visited sites where the maximum devastation took place within the town and
neighbouring places.
They
also visited Hokai Pungchi where three persons lost their lives in landslide
due to incessant rain since last week.
Ex-gratia amounting to Rs.4 lakhs to NOK of
each of the 3 families has been sanctioned and will be handed over by the
District Disaster Management Authority said the Minister for Revenue and
Disaster Management during the Press meet held at circuit house in the evening.
During the press meet Minister Bimal
Borah informed that the government is taking all necessary steps to make
commodities available at market so that people in Haflong do not need to
suffer.
As
informed, 4 MT of essentials like daal and rice was dropped by helicopter
service yesterday, May 18 and 7 qntls rice, 2 qntls daal, 1.5 tons of potato, 1
ton of onion and 500 litres of mustard oil was dropped by air today.
Simultaneously, at total of 127
stranded passengers were evacuated via helicopter service by Indian Air Force
in co-ordination with DDMA from helipads at Assam Rifles field at Sarkari Bagan
and near Dibaria High school.
Minister Jogen Mohan has assured
that government will take all necessary steps to reach the rural areas also
where crisis have occurred once the assessment report is done as expected by
tomorrow so that next course of action for interior areas may be planned out.
As of now Haflong is accessible by
road from Guwahati with NHAI and PWD and other line departments on continuous
duty available with the JCB service.
So far total assessment report will soon be
provided by the departments after a review meeting was held with the HODs today
in presence of Principal Secy of NCHAC Thai Tsho Daulagupu and other council
officers.
Minister
also informed that the level of destruction has been large and as repoted till
now there are two houses which totally destroyed and 25 numbers which have been
partially destroyed and the number could rise.
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