Aalo, Jul 7: A consultative meeting on fire accident at Aalo town and likely monsoon triggered disasters was held under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner West Siang, Sode Potom here on Saturday.

The DC insisted on holding awareness camps in all sectors  including market fire safety tips by the department of Disaster Management and Fire services from time to time.

‘Misfortune and natural disasters do come sometimes but manmade disasters due to lack of awareness, poor participation of people in awareness campaigns, unplanned growth of towns, poor house construction, lack of knowledge on electric appliances, etc can be looked into through cooperation of all,’ he said.

Circle Officer  Lijum Ete, Kirdo Ete, Officer  Incharge of  Aalo Fire Station also cautioned against  construction of houses without allotment, poor electric connection and wiring without permission , etc.

DDMO Nima Dorjee outlined the objective of the meeting and gave detailed presentation on DDMA Act, Advisory Committee, Incident Response Team, evacuation, Mock Drill etc.

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Kenter Joya Riba

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