Itanagar: Incessant rain over the last few days have created havoc in several districts of Arunachal Pradesh disrupting surface communication and throwing normal life out of gear.
Continuous downpour has trigger flood in East Siang district with all the major rivers and their tributaries were flowing above the danger mark, SDO Alen Pertin said in a statement on Wednesday.
The overflowing Sille River had washed away the approach road of a bailey bridge at MMR road in between Niglok and Mikong. Parliamentary secretary for industries Tatung Jamoh along with the DC rushed to the spot on Tuesday for immediate attention and necessary restoration works.
Meanwhile, PHED assistant engineer Kaling Taki in a release on Wednesday said that the headwork intake tank of a mega project has been filled with silt and the raw main feeding pre-sedimentation tank has been washed due to torrential rain.
An official report from East Kameng district today said that rains created havoc at Seppa town causing widespread damages to public and private properties.
Most affected areas are Pagyawelly Colony, Bebo Colony, Model Village, Upper Boso and Tagungsaw Colony, New Seppa.
According to the report, heavy rain has either damaged or washed away at least 15 dwelling houses and two piggeries in different Colonies of the township on Tuesday night.
It also damaged the main water supply pipelines causing scarcity of drinking water in the town. The electric poles of Ty-I and Model village also fell down causing total disruption in power supply.
Colony roads of model village, Tagungsaw (New Seppa), Boso colony, shortcut to medical were also badly damaged by rain water.
Meanwhile, normal life was also affected in Arunachal Pradesh following the 36-hour state-wide bandh called by the All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) in protest against the non-fulfilment of its various charters of demands.
The bandh was total as all business establishments, educational institutions, financial institutions, central government offices remained closed while attendances in state government officers were very thin.
All sort of public and private transport remained off the road while a few state transport buses were seen plying with escort.
The bandh which began at 5am in the morning remained peaceful throughout the state barring a few stray incidents where bandh enforcers pelted stone at police vehicles near Naharlagun, Capital SP Seiju P Kuruvilla informed. Reports from other districts revealed that the bandh was total and incidents free.
The state government in an order yesterday had declared the bandh illegal and directed all the departmental heads to ensure full attendance during the bandh period.
The AAPSU had called for the bandh after the state government failed to fulfil its demands even after the union’s first phase of 12-hour capital bandh on June 25 last which was marred by violence including burning down of vehicles.
Police had arrested AAPSU’s president Kamta Lapungon June 25 last and sent him to 14 days judicial custody. He, however, was later released on bail.
The AAPSU has demanded a ‘White Paper’ from the state government on the present financial position of the state besides demanding immediate payment of employees salaries and pending bills to the contractors.
The other demands of the union include, ban on the appointment of chairmen and vice-chairmen, providing uninterrupted power and water supply in the state capital and proper maintenance of all sectoral roads and highways in the state. (PTI)
