An Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) has arrived here on a four-day visit to assess the damage caused by natural calamities like flood, cloud burst and landslides in the state. The central team headed by Union Home Ministry Join Secretary V Shashank called on Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu yesterday, an official release said here today. The chief minister explained in detail to the central team the recurring losses caused to the state due to unpredictable climatic conditions and rough terrains. Every year the losses caused in infrastructures like roads, houses, water supply and power lines, bridges, agricultural land and crops, livestock, etc are huge," he informed. Khandu also requested the central team to give more emphasis on agriculture sector as majority of the people are marginal and poor farmers, who face huge loss during the monsoons.

Source: dna May 03, 2017 07:41 UTC