Our Correspondent
Mokokchung, June 14 (EMN): Ungma Senso Telongjem Mokokchung served dinner to all the institutional quarantine centres in Mokokchung including community quarantine centres in Ungma village on June 14.
Despite heavy downpour, volunteers and officials of the Ungma Senso Telongjem Mokokchung managed to reach out to all the institutional quarantine centres to feed the inmates as well as the frontline workers at the centres.
The union president Imtimar Jamir informed Eastern Mirror that besides the inmates, dinner was also provided to all the frontline workers as a gesture of gratitude for taking care of the inmates.
He has lauded the district task force headed by the deputy commissioner, Mokokchung, and all his subordinates for their commendable job in order to prevent the spread of the virus. He also lauded the kitchen management team in the quarantine centres for voluntarily coming forward to prepare food for the inmates.
Jamir also lauded the inmates for strictly following the quarantine SOP and said their stay in the quarantine centres would ensure the safety of their family. He advised the inmates to approach the concerned authority through proper channel for redressal of their grievances instead of criticising on social media platforms.
Another official said the union initiated the project to relieve the volunteers, security personnel and other frontline workers at the quarantine centres as they are also in distress because of the workload.
Altogether, 280 persons including inmates, volunteers, cooks and security personnel stationed at various quarantine centres namely at Impur Bible School, Clark Memorial Higher Secondary School, Sungratsu Tourist Lodge, Mongoya Prayer Centre, Cool Creak Hostel FAC, Multipurpose Stadium, Circuit House and Ungma village community quarantine centre were provided packaged dinner.
Earlier, Ungma Senso Telongjem Mokokchung had donated INR 50,000 to the food bank initiated by the Mokokchung district administration.
Sentilong, EAC Mokokchung, said a total of 192 inmates are currently sheltered in eight quarantine centres. While 790 persons have completed home quarantine since March, another batch of 142 persons are currently observing home quarantine, he added.