DIMAPUR — An Inter-Ministerial Central (IMC) team led by joint secretary (FFR) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Anant Kishore Saran, visited the landslide-affected areas in Pherima on Tuesday.
The team inspected the damaged areas and assessed the impact of the incessant rain, which caused mudslides and landslides in several locations along National Highway-29, including Pagala Pahar, Tseiphema, and Piphema, besides Pherima, according to a DIPR report.
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The IMC team also interacted with the people affected by the landslide and the local leader briefed them on the situation. The team took note of the circumstance and expressed their solidarity with the affected people.
The IMC team included assistant director at the Ministry of Rural Development, Ranjana Saini; superintending engineer at the Ministry of Jal Shakti, CWC, MS Saravana Kumar; superintending engineer at the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Adelbert Susngi; and section officer at the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Atul Bamnai.
They were accompanied by DC Chümoukedima Polan John and SDO (C) of Medziphema, Selemla S Sangtam.
