The ministerial central team led by Ravinesh Kumar FA, NDMA, Anil Kumar Singh Under Secretary Rural Housing Division Department of Rural Development, and Ankit Umrao Assistant Executive Engineer MORTH, and officials from Kohima visited Kiphire on 12 December.

During the visit to Kiphire, a joint meeting was held with the district heads of departments and various NGOs leaders at DC’s Conference Hall, Kiphire.

DC Kiphire T Wati Aier highlighted the activities of District Disaster Management Administration (DDMA) Kiphire. He said in the year 2022, due to heavy windstorms and natural calamities, many houses were damaged and even road connectivity was affected in many villages.

The DDMA Kiphire along with the administration visited the affected areas and incentives were given to those affected villages, he added.

Aier informed that awareness and training were held in various schools, public places and offices by DDMA Kiphire to students and the public to be well prepared in times of earthquakes and in the case of buildings collapsing.

Later, the Power department and DEO Kiphire also highlighted some of the grievances and problems faced by the department that were affected by the landslide and heavy windstorm. In this regard, the ministerial team informed them to apply to the NSDMA and matters would be looked at the earliest.

The central team also visited the places affected by a landslide at Forest ward, Kiphire.

The IMCT in Noklak. (Credit: DIPR)

The team also visited DDMA Noklak for a damage assessment in the district.

At the outset, Deputy Commissioner & Chairman DDMA, Noklak, K Mhathung Tsanglao, welcomed the IMCT team and briefed them on the overall situation of the district.

The team visited three major damage sites. Kiammong landslide, Punyaongan (Noklak) Landslide and High School sector ‘A’ Noklak House damaged by a landslide.