The Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA) has informed that in response to a memorandum sent by the State Government on the recent monsoon disasters, an Inter-Ministerial Central Team is visiting the State from 10-14th September 2024.
The team is headed by Anant Kishore Saran, Joint Secretary (FF&R), MHA, GoI, other members of the team include MS Saravana Kumar, Superitending Engineer, Ministry Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, Regional Office Central Water Commission, Shillong (Meghalaya), Adelbert Susngi, Superintending Engineer, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Regional Office Guwahati, Ranjana Saini, Assistant Director, Ministry of Rural Development, New Delhi and Atul Bamnai, Section Officer, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, New Delhi.
NSDMA informed that on 10th September 2024, the IMC team had a briefing with the Chief Minister and officials from line departments wherein the Chief Minister stated that Nagaland is prone to mudslides, landslides, land subsidence etc. due to its topography and that roadways are the lifeline in Nagaland with railway connectivity only in Dimapur. He expressed his hopes to the team and requested them to do justice to the people of the State with.
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The Team Leader affirmed that his team will extend their cooperation and support, and will try to fill up the gaps and go on the assessment. The Joint Secretary, MHA, stated that the Team will be visiting the districts of Zunheboto and Tuensang for on-the-spot assessment of the situation in the State and expressed that extensive damages have been seen in the State with data collated and compiled, and submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India in the form of NDRF Memorandum.
The NSDMA also informed that on their visit to Zunheboto district for on-the-spot assessment, the Team visited disaster affected sites and interacted with the public. The team also had a briefing session with the DDMAs of Tuensang, Shamator and Noklak districts.
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A debriefing was held with the Advisor NSDMA and NRE, Nyuthe, the Chief Secretary and other line departments on the 13th September 2024. The Advisor expressed his gratitude to the IMCT for their visit to the State and also gave a brief disaster profile of the State.
The Team Leader of the IMCT Anant Kishore Saran, while thanking the State Government for the hospitality also lauded the NSDMA for the progress made in using modern technology to tackle disasters facing the State, the authority said.
