Dimapur, Aug. 1 (EMN): Home Commissioner R. Ramakrishnan IAS today informed that to monitor the damages of roads, both State and National Highways all over Nagaland, an emergency Control Room has been set up in the ‘O/o Engineer -In-Chief, NPWD which will be available 24x7’. The Control Room will be manned by the Officers of the Department round the clock.
Any individual/ Organization desiring to report on the road damages or status of the roads can contact the Control Room -9436016005 (M), Deputy Chief Engineer; 9436832299, Asst. Engineer 0370-2222827 (L) or email at encnpvvd@gmail.com.
The home commissioner also requested that the Food and Civil Supplies Department to be ready with be ready with sufficient stock or essential commodities for supply to far-flung districts, informed a DIPR news bulletin.
Meanwhile, the Kohima district administration has activated the Incident Response System (IRS) Kohima for the management of various disasters in the district.
A report from the DIPR informed that the IRS has been activated in accordance with the power conferred upon the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) of Kohima District in the Disaster Management Act 2005 Section 26 and Section 30.
The DDMA members and departments have been directed to gather all resources of the concerned department in terms of man-power, machineries, tools and emergency essential kits, and commodities, the DIPR informed.
It may be noted that many areas in Nagaland has be affected because of the incessant monsoon rains past few months.
