Pungro, May 9 (MExN): An Inter-Departmental State Team (IDST) reached Pungro on May 7 for an ‘on the spot assessment’ of after conflicting reports of damages caused by April 21 hailstorm incident in the sub-division.
A DIPR report indicated that the team was formed by the government after receiving different conflicting reports about the extent of damages caused by the storm.
As per the Disaster Situation Report (DSR) submitted to DDMA Kiphire on April 22, it was reported that a total of 517 were damaged. Out of this, 122 houses were fully damaged, 112 severely damaged and 283 partially damaged, the report informed. Accordingly, relief was sanctioned to the DDMA Kiphire on April 23 as per the norms of assistance under state Disaster Response Fund.
However before disbursing the relief DDMA Kiphire has made on the spot assessment and submitted to NSDMA that affected family was found to be 514 household, which are partially damaged only, it added.
Accordingly, the Government of Nagaland constituted the IDST led by L Jonjibemo Odyuo, SRRO, NSDMA along with representative from PWD (Housing), Soil & Water Conservation and NSRLM(Rural Development) to assess the damages on the spot, the DIPR report informed.
As per the report, after a short briefing with ADC & EAC Pungro in the morning, the IDST and DDMA Team moved out to Salomi village to begin the spot assessment. The team, before the exercise, also had a brief meeting with the Salomi village council.
The team collected information from the affected families by going house to house as per the proforma of 'on the spot assessment' in view of the hailstorm incident, it said.
Further, the team is entrusted to further assess the collateral damages due to the hailstorm incident on April 21 in other areas under the sub-division.
After Salomi, the team will be covering, Pinkim village, Khongsa Town, Moya Village, Kiuro Village, Pungro Village & Town, and New & Old Vongti.
