Nagaland landslide kills two siblings, injures mother after heavy rain

Guwahati: Two people were killed and their mother injured after a rain-triggered landslide in Nagaland’s Mokokchung town on Wednesday.

The victims were identified as Muwalong Sangtam and Thridiba Sangtam. The mother of the two children was injured.

According to the Eastern Nagaland People’s Union Mokokchung (ENPUM) that house was located at Upper Penli Ward.ENUM said the bodies of the two brothers would be taken to their native village, Alisopur. The organisation expressed condolences to the bereaved family.


Earlier on July 19 ten people, including children died in massive landslides that struck Nagaland's Mon district following heavy rainfall that triggered flash floods.

Assam

The death toll in the Assam flood has risen to 75. The number of affected people has decreased to 3.32 lakh.

The state government has increased the ex-gratia amount to the families of the deceased to Rs 9 lakh each and relaxed norms for availing the compensation.

Altogether 81 relief camps were operational in the affected districts, in which 32,477 displaced people have taken shelter. Another 34 relief distribution centres were also functioning.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said special attention was being given to affected children to help them tide through the difficult times.


Sarma, in a Facebook Live on Tuesday evening, had announced relaxation in norms for providing ex gratia to the next of kin of those killed or missing in the floods this year.

He said mandatory submission of post-mortem report to avail the one-time grant from the government has been waived, with a certificate from the circle officer to suffice. “Over and above the Rs 4 lakh ex gratia per victim that is paid at present, we have decided to give additional Rs 5 lakh to the families of the deceased from the CM's Relief Fund”.

The chief minister said it has been decided that an ex gratia of Rs 9 lakh will be granted to the victims' families if the bodies are not found within a month, with the circle officer authorised to issue the necessary certificate.

For families severely affected in the four worst-hit districts of Sivasagar, Charaideo, Jorhat and Golaghat, the government will provide an interim amount of Rs 15,000, which can be utilised for their household needs, the chief minister said. For students of Sivasagar and Charaideo districts, the government will once again grant aid for free uniforms and textbooks, besides providing a monetary grant to buy books for higher secondary, undergraduate and postgraduate students.

A crop area of 45,341.98 hectares has been submerged, while damage to various infrastructure like houses, cow sheds, schools and anganwadi centres was also reported from across the flood-hit districts. The intra circle roaming (ICR) facility has been extended in the flood-affected areas of Sivasagar until 11:59 PM on July 30 or until further orders, to ensure uninterrupted mobile phone connectivity, the officials said.