By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: The flood situation in Garo Hills is normal now but the damage caused by the nature’s fury is beyond consideration with relief and rehabilitation work going on.
“It is okay, normal now. I have set up a team consisting of junior engineers to make an assessment of losses of house and property and hope the report will be submitted soon ,” said Sanjay Goyal, DC, West Garo Hills. The DC has informed that officials from the agriculture and veterinary department will also make assessment of the losses for crops and livestock, respectively.
Garobadha was worst-hit in the recent floods and landslides whereas the plain belts of Selsella, Phulbari, Rangsakona and Rajabala are meted with communication destruction as roads and bridges were damaged. The PWD department has started working on temporary restoration work.
“We are fully prepared and our medical staff has been briefed, if there is any outbreak of diseases,” said Mr Goyal on his administration preparedness to tackle any outbreak of diseases, post flood days.
Informing that there is no such report of disease outbreak so far, “We are hopeful and I don’t see it happening,” said Goyal.
The medical officials feared that, if suitable care is not guaranteed by the state administration, water-borne diseases like diarrhoea, cholera and gastroenteritis can break out among the flood -affected people. “Normally, these things are feared when there is flood and that can happen anywhere in the country,” said Mr Goyal