Shillong, July 27: On the flashed flood that ocured in Garo Hills the MP Mri Conrad Sangma, raised the issue of flood of the parliament today in the Zero Hours in specific and Meghalaya and North East India in general, in Lok Sabha today.
Mr Sangma mentioned that the flood situation in Garo Hills was very serious with conditions getting worse day by day. He urged the Central Government to take up the matter with the State Government and expedite measures to help all those people who were affected by the floods.
He mentioned that areas in the border such as Tikrikilla, Chibinang, Phulbari, Rajabala and surrounding areas, and Singimari and surrounding areas have been the worse effected areas.He urged the Government to declare the flood as a National calamity and to ensure that Central Government provides relief to the affected areas.
He also urged that a Inter Ministerial delegation be sent to North East India to survey the affected areas and to coordinate with the State Governments and other agencies so that necessary help and relief could be given to the affected people of the area.
Mr Sangma later met the Hon’ble Union Minister Incharge DONER, Dr Jitender Singh and submitted a memorandum for the same, copy of which is attached with this email.
