Dimapur, July 30 (EMN): Officials of Soil and Water Conservation department visited Viswema village in Kohima district on July 28 to assess the damage of properties and infrastructure that was caused due to sinking of land attributed to incessant rainfall that the state is currently experiencing.
The team was led by commissioner-secretary of Soil & Water conservation, Vikeyie Kenye accompanied by project director, deputy director and soil survey officer of the department, a press release received from the department informed.
According to a press release, massive landslide triggered by incessant rain has damaged at least seven houses in the village including paddy fields, the value of which would account to crore of rupees. The road which is the major infrastructure has been completely damaged thereby causing “undue hardship to the commuters both village dwelling and those travelling towards Zuketsa and vice-versa.”
The release stated that the damage is of “alarming magnitude” and the concerned department or agency need to address the problem on priority basis, otherwise “the landslide may escalate further causing more damage and hardship.”
The landslide is informed to stretch from about fifty meters below the National Highway 2 and extending into forested areas, where large gaps/fissures have developed as wide as 4 feet and the land surface has been greatly disfigured thereby posing grave danger not only for the inhabitants but also for normal movement of people for daily activities. A report is said to have been submitted to the Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority for further necessary action.
Earlier, advisor to Youth Resources & Sports, Zale Neikha visited the affected area and instructed the officials to assess the damage and pursue the matter with the higher authority at the earliest.
