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

NO.IPR(PR)-86/2000 Dated Naharlagun the 7th July, 2004. 

PRESS HANDOUT 

Itanagar:- The State Chief Secretary Ashok Kumar took a high level meeting of Commissioners and Secretaries to access the flood situation in the State in his office chamber today.

Presiding over the meeting the Chief Secretary expressed concerned over the grim flood situation and directed to provide immediate relief to the victims. The Chief Secretary asked to take adequate care to minimize the suffering of the people and directed to set up health camp, arrange drinking water supply, and identify alternative site for helipad to facilitated flow of essential commodities He also asked to utilize the service of All India Radio and other media to make people aware on dos and don't during the flood and facilities made available by the government.  

Mean while the Chief Secretary has requested the centre for allocation of interim fund of Rs. 100/- crore to tide over the situation. The Chief Minister Gegong Apang who is in Delhi is likely to hold a press conference at New Delhi on flood situation in the state.

In order to keep the media and people abreast of the flood situation, Commissioner Relief and Disaster Management, Manoj Kumar Parida will brief the press at 5 p.m. every day at his office chamber at civil secretariat.Among others the meeting was attended by D.C. Shahoo, Secretary District Administration & IPR & Printing, Manish Gupta, Secretary Civil Aviation  and  AS Khulla, Secretary, Health General Administration.

                                  

                         C.M. LONGPHONG
                             Dy.Director (PR)