Relief packages to cover 11,000 daily wage earners in Dimapur

Dimapur district administration officials with members of the relief committee at Holy Cross Auditorium. (DIPR Photo)

Dimapur, May 8 (MExN): The Disaster Management Authority Dimapur (DDMA) in coordination with district administration Dimapur has started the distribution of relief packages to cover 11,000 daily wage earners in the district as per guidelines of NSDMA, Home Department.

A report from the DPRO Dimapur stated that the first consignment of relief packages was distributed to 450 beneficiaries at Khuhuboto on May 6. A larger consignment was distributed May 8, covering 1000 beneficiaries in Niuland, 1000 in Chümoukedima, 600 in Medziphema, and 450 beneficiaries at Dhansiripar.

Following the nationwide lockdown as preventive measure to contain Corona Virus, all economic and commercial activities have come to a standstill. Daily wage earners are the worst affected by the lockdown.

To support this vulnerable group and also to mitigate the hardship faced by daily wage earners and labourers during COVID-19, Dimapur district administration has started distributing relief packages of essential commodities to each beneficiary.

District administration Dimapur has conveyed appreciation to the Western Sumi Hoho, Red Cross volunteers, DCCI, Naga Council Dimapur and Supply Department for helping in packaging since April 29.