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

NO.IPR (PR) 86/2000                                                                                               Dated Naharlagun the Jan 17, 2005

                                                                           Press Release No. 31

Naharlagun - The East Kameng district administration has constituted a district level disaster management committee to take up necessary precautionary measures for impending earthquake in the near future as predicted by the scientists. The disaster management committee will be headed by the Deputy Commissioner as Chairman and the Superintendent of police, all Executive Engineers of works Departments, District Planning Officer, District Information and Public Relations Officer, District Supply Officer, Commander BRTF/GREF and Deputy Director of school Education as its members. The Deputy Commissioner, Shri Y.D Thongchi while presiding over the meeting briefed the officers about the impending threats of the natural calamities and informed the after effects of the last earthquakes in the state. Shri Thongchi who is attending the State level Disaster Management committee meeting at the state capital asked all the District Heads of Department to take necessary precautionary measures and give the list of requirement and inventory of equipments and machines to the committee for use in such natural calamities. The first disaster management committee meeting of the district will be in the last part of January in which a detailed discussion will be held and specific responsibility will be fixed on each member, the DC said and informed that various sub committees on disaster management would also be formed in the Circle and village level as well. Earlier at another meeting the programme for the celebration of the coming Republic Day at Seppa was chalked out under the chairmanship of the deputy commissioner Shri Y.D Thongchi. 


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