Maksam Tayeng

 

PASIGHAT, Jan 3: In an effort to obtain ground details and to find out exact vital location from where  proper flood control could be constructed to check flash flood toward Lower Mebo areas under Mebo Sub-Division, 39th Mebo MLA cum Advisor to Chief Minister, Lombo Tayeng along with Dy. Commissioner, East Siang, Tamiyo Tatak  inspected entire portion of left bank side of Siang river toward Mebo upto Taratamak and Siang river confluence by aerial survey today.

Tayeng said the survey is in accordance with the desire of Chief Minister Pema Khandu reports of which will be submitted to the government for funding the flood control works. 

The duo said that Lower Mebo villages like Borguli, Seram, Kongkul, Namsing, Gadum, Mer including Sigar, Raling and Motum under Upper Mebo have suffered huge losses during last summer flood by sudden release of large volume of water in Siang river by Chinese across the upper ridges of border at Tibet. The Siang river causes extensive damages in the Lower Mebo and effort will be made to control the Siang river flow toward Mebo by constructing flood control measures near Sigar village, added Tayeng.

Today’s aerial survey also covered Dibang/Sikang river from where Sikang’s major water volume joins Taratamak and causes extensive damages at Namsing, Mer and Gadum villages under Lower Mebo areas.

Along with Tayeng, the team of officials included DC, Tamiyo Tatak, EE, WRD, Er. T. Jamoh, CO Namsing, K. Apum, Member State Board for Wildlife, M. Tayeng, SEEANG Secretary General, Group Capt. (retired), Mohonto Pangging Pao and others.

It is pertinent to mention here that, Siang river flows into different channels/courses after crossing Komlighat near Pasighat town and major volume of the river water has tilted towards left bank side of Siang which caused extensive damages to the villages.

The recent flash flood had washed away several houses and damaged hundreds and thousands of agricultural lands thereby leading many farmers in distress.