Arunachal Pradesh governor JP Rajkhowa announces Rs 1 lakh ex-gratia for landslide deaths

Arunachal Pradesh Governor JP Rajkhowa on Sunday mourned the death of two senior citizens in landslides at Thongleng village under Lumla sub-division of Tawang district on Saturday. 

The Governor announced an amount of Rs 1 lakh as ex-gratia to the nearest kin of each of the deceased and Rs 25,000 each to the seriously injured from his relief fund, a Raj Bhawan statement said.
"All injured persons should be given free treatment by the state government," he said.

Reiterating his appeal to the people and advice to the state government amid heavy rainfall resulting in landslides and floods, Rajkhowa said to avoid more such tragedies, the district authorities should shift people from all vulnerable areas and temporarily put them into suitable shelter homes till the situation improves and risk elements ruled out.

"They should be extended all assistance for livelihood including free ration, clothing, cooking utensils as per the relief manual," he said. "Red Cross and other NGOs should also be involved in relief and rescue operations apart from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), Border Roads, Army and State Police, the Governor emphasised.