Every year in Tuensang, landslides damage many houses affecting the normal lives of the residents. This year too, heartbreaking news of people being displaced has been emerged from vulnerable areas in Phinjang sector, NST colony, St.John colony and Bazaar C. In a recent press conference, Tuensang DC Lithrongla Tongpi Rutsa mentioned that about 251 households had been affected by the Tuensang landslide.

This led to the District Administration in Tuensang setting up two relief centres in the district. At present, a total number of people registered in relief camps on 10 August is 150 members.

In an interview with Nagaland Tribune, Nokching Chang from Phinjang sector who is staying in relief camp shared the many challenges caused by the massive landslide.

He expressed gratitude to the government as well as different communities and associations for providing cash and essential needs to the affected families.

“Most of the people affected by landslides are daily wage earners. It is not possible for us to buy land and build a house in some other colony and we are not able to afford rent,” informed Chang.

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He mentioned that many residents of were displaced since their homes became unsafe to stay with the developing cracks  caused by the natural disaster.

“We are full of tension day and night as we never know what will happen,” said Chang.

The relief centres has a total of 57 students whose education has been taken care of by the Tuensang District Administration and the Tuensang village students. Chang informed that the children has been provided with a study room and the Tuensang village students are taking full responsibility to guide the students in their studies by providing tuition. The Government is further providing transportation and tiffins to the children.

With most of the people sheltering at the relief camps being daily wage earners, Chang informed that they were given an opportunity to work under the relief camp instead of going to other places to earn their daily bread.

“It is very hard to decide for life at this moment,” says Chang, “All the affected families are in a hopeless situation. We can’t think of what steps to take as human beings don’t control over the unpredictable natural calamities.”