ITANAGAR — Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has said that
Arunachal Pradesh received the heaviest monsoon rains in the world this year.
The northeastern state has been devastated by the monsoon
rains and several landslides in different districts, killing nine people since
May 30.
Union Minister Rijiju, who hails from the state, said on
Sunday in a post on his X account: "Arunachal Pradesh receives heaviest
Monsoon rains in the world."
"Got this video of a man crossing a traditional
hanging bridge in Anjaw district, Arunachal Pradesh, near the tri-junction of
India, China and Myanmar border. Please remain careful & safe.
Government will provide necessary support," the Union Minister said,
tagging a horrific video with his X account.
Meanwhile, the Arunachal Pradesh government has announced
an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh each for the next of kin of those who died in
landslide-related incidents across the state over the past 48 hours.
Nine people -- seven in East Kameng district and two in
Lower Subansiri district -- were killed on Friday night due to landslides
triggered by torrential rain in the northeastern state since May 29.
Chief Minister Pema Khandu expressed condolences over the
deaths and said that necessary assistance would be provided to the affected
people through the respective district administrations.
State Home Minister and local MLA Mama Natung, and Union
Minister Rijiju also deeply condoled the deaths.
Seven people, including two women and two children, lost
their lives on Friday night in East Kameng district when a vehicle carrying
members of two families was swept off the road by a huge landslide between the
Bana-Seppa stretch of National Highway-13.
In a separate incident in Lower Subansiri district, two
labourers were killed and two others rescued after a landslide hit a cabbage
farm near the Pine Grove area along the Ziro-Kamle road.
