CS CHAIRS MEETING ON RELIEF MEASURES TO BE TAKEN
GANGTOK, 04 Feb [IPR]: As a follow-up to the action required
for relief measures to the affected victims of the Rhenock fire the Chief
Secretary, R Ongmu chaired a meeting with various Heads of departments, today.
Also present was Minister Forest & Environment, Bhim Dhungel who is also an
MLA from Rhenock.
The meeting took the decision of immediately establishing a
Fire station at Rhenock, making available soft loans to the victims and waiving
of old loans wherever possible. In order to see that the livelihoods of victims
were not jeopardised the Chief Secretary instructed the Social Welfare
department and UDHD to make available any soft loans and equipments such as
sewing machines to the tailors and artisans who had lost their equipments in
the fire.
It was also decided to issue school uniforms and textbooks
for the students and the District Collector was directed to facilitate to
re-issue all certificates such as trade licences, voter cards, COI certificates
and other such documents that may have been lost in the fire. The Water Supply
department was directed to immediately ensure adequate water supply and
installation of Fire hydrants at the earliest.
The Power department was also asked to undertake repairs of
all electrification in the township so as to ensure safety. The UDHD department
was directed to undertake the work of debris clearance and demolition of the
damaged buildings. The Land Revenue department was directed to sanction
adequate funds to meet the relief and rehabilitation works on an immediate
basis.
The Chief Secretary while thanking all the district
officials on the commendable work of immediate response to the calamity also
emphasised the need for proper post disaster measures. She called upon all the
departments to efficiently carry out the decisions of the meeting so as to meet
the directives of the Chief Minister who during his visit to Rhenock had said that
relief, restoration and rehabilitation were to be undertaken earnestly by the
State administration.
The area MLA also thanked the State administration on behalf
of the people of Rhenock and hoped that the same enthusiasm would be displayed
in the works to follow.
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