GOVERNMENT OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH
                                    DIRECTORATE OF INFORMATION PUBLIC RELATIONS & PRINTING
                                                                                NAHARLAGUN

No IPR(PR)86/2000                                                                                        Dated Naharlagun the 11th January 2005

                                                                        PRESS RELEASE SL. No.

Bomdila : A disaster management meeting was held today by the District Administration wherein all the head of offices, public leaders , NGOs and GBS attended and which was chaired by Mrs. Y. W. Ringu, ADC.She dealt at length about the probable earthquake which has been predicted for the North East with its epicenter at Guwahati . She emphasized on the members to follow the dos and donts so as to minimize the misfortunes, casualties etc in case of an occurrence. By virtue of her past experiences in disaster management, She appealed that one should not panic nor spread rumours nor make others panic but be prepared for the same well in advance so as to avert the consequences in case to a minimum. She further informed the house that in case of an occurrence of earthquake, the office of the Deputy Commissioner and the police station Bomdila would be the command centre and requested all the able bodied people to be ready to help out in case of an occurrence. With regards to the forthcoming Buddha Mahotsava Celebration at Dirang in West Kameng District, She informed the house that the date for celebration has been deferred to 23rd, 24th and 25th of February’05 because of the Kaziranga festival in Assam wherein the previous dates collided with each other.  Later, discussions were held for the celebration of 56th REPUBLIC Day in a befitting manner. A district level football tournament is also in the offing which would be held w.e.f. 15th of this month organized by the district sports association Bomdila. The final would be played on 26th of this month to commemorate the 56th REPUBLIC DAY celebration of the Nation. Besides other incentives and prizes for individual performances, an amount of Rs. 5000/- and Rs. 10,000/- has been declared for the runner’s up and winners team respectively.


Ms Purabi Taikam
Press Research Officer
Information Public Relations & Printing
Government of Arunachal Pradesh