A MOTHERLY DEED BY ARUNACHAL's GOVERNMENT:: The 185 Chakmas have been rescued

Compiled by Suman Chakma

ITANAGAR, Jun 28: An Indian Air Force(IAF) team rescued 185 chakma villagers from Bijoypur I and III today. Additional deputy commissioner K Riba,  WRD Executive Engineer BK Karki and Kishore Kumar Chakma assisted the IAF team, which came in a Chopper, in safely airlifting all the stranded villagers to the relief camp.Changlang Deputy Commissioner Opak Gao was constantly monitoring the situation from Bordumsa and Bijoypur.

Meanwhile, ADC Riba, who has pulled up his sleeve to work out the post flood management strategies like control of gastro intestinal diseases etc, informed that the Noa Dehing river has started to recede gradually. Medical team has been positioned round the clock in the relief camp to look after the sick flood victims with sufficient medicines.

The Dharmapur area of Kharsang circle remained cut off from rest of the world. There have been reports of extensive damages to flood control structures. Meanwhile rains over the past couple of days and the devastating rainfall on June 20 midnight have caused flashflood and landslide at many locations of Tuting sub-division washing away roads of Tuting town. Torrential rains-triggered landslide and flashflood swept almost all corners of the sub-division damaging public and private properties. Surface communication between Migging and Gelling village is completely cut off.

The torrential rains has caused extensive damages to Sipo and Sikut hydel project and water supply etc. To the worst, it completely swept away the farm lands of the sub-division.

Even thought departmental men and machineries are making all possible efforts to restore the damaged road, incessant rains is giving them a tough challenge. The restoration work may take many days.

However, with the initiatives of  Tuting ADC, social services are being conducted by the Govt. staff, Meenakshi Hydro Power Private Ltd. and public for the temporary restoration of water and electricity supply.Meanwhile, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki today demanded the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram to depute a central team to the state to assess the damage caused by flood.

The flood, caused by incessant rain, damaged roads and property in several districts.

Source: http://www.arunachaltimes.in/28/6/12