DIMAPUR — A meeting on monsoon preparedness of the Kohima district disaster management authority (KDDMA) was held under the chairmanship of the deputy commissioner of Kohima, Shanavas C, at DPDB meeting hall on Thursday.
While briefing on the possible disaster which might occur any time, the DC instructed the officers of different departments to be available to handle any kind of vulnerable disaster. As Kohima is expecting a long monsoon with likely incidents of landslides and forest fire etc., he apprised the officers to identify and survey the likely possible locations for better preparedness, stated a DIPR report.
Shanavas also instructed the department of PHE, CMO, PWD, SDRF, KMC, Water Resources, Agri & Allied etc. and other line departments to equip themselves with the required tools and machineries to address any unforeseen incidents.
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Report stated that the house was apprised about the disadvantages of the overloaded trucks plying on the national highway which adds to the wear and tear of the roads.
Meanwhile, the DC advised the SDRF and DEF to train their personnel by analysing the possible situations for better coordination. He further advised everyone to clean their drainages so that the monsoon rainfall would not create more problems.