MHA team visits West Sikkim

MHA team visits West Sikkim
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9 member Central Damage Assessment team headed by Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, GOI, Shri Shambhu Singh visited recent earthquake affected places around West Sikkim

10 Oct, Gyalshing: 9 member Central Damage Assessment team headed by Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, GOI, Shri Shambhu Singh visited recent earthquake affected places around West Sikkim on 10th Oct 2011. The team was divided into two groups to assess the damages caused to the houses, livestock, roads, water supply, power and agriculture in West Sikkim. One group consisting of representatives from Ministry of Health, Dr. Swasti Charan, National Disaster Respond Force, C.O, Suk
Dev Ray, Rural Management Development, Shri. D.K.Singh, Ministry of Agriculture, Shri. Barepate along with the SDM,Gyalshing and district officials tour Chumbong,District Hospital,Gyalshing, Kabirthang,Tashiding monastery, Chongrang PMGSY road, Legship and Naya Bazaar. The second group consisting of representatives from Ministry of Home Affairs, Shri. Shambhu Singh, Ministry of Finance, Shri. Y.C. Sharma, Ministry of Drinking Water, Shri. P.P.Nagrath, Shri. Nand Kumar, Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Shri. Rajput, Ministery of Power accompanied by ADC,West and State & district officials visited Pemangyatse monastery, Pelling, Khorong Landslide, Bongten- Sapung, Dentam,Ringchenpong,Reshi and Naya Bazaar.
The team also visited Relief camps and interacted with the affected families. The ADC (W), Shri. A.P.Rai submitted the detail report of the damages caused by the earthquake in west district to the central team and the tentative requisition for the pre-fabricated structure for schools, ICDS centers and community centers.