Maksam Tayeng

PASIGHAT, Jul 12: Responding to an appeal from the villagers of Rengging under Pasighat Circle, Pasighat East MLA Kaling Moyong accompanied by Deputy Commissioner, East Siang Dr. Kinny Singh, PMC Chief Councillor and others on Sunday inspected the landslide and sinking zones of the village.
After visiting the spot, the villagers apprised the MLA and the DC that several portions of the village are gradually sinking and sliding down toward the deep gorge of the Siang river located adjacent to the village. The team was also informed about the crack lines in the village area that have caused extreme fear among the residents. Several portions of land have gradually moved down towards the gorge and the government primary school of the village has also become landslide-prone.
After the spot verification, the District Administration decided to constitute a five-member committee comprising officials from the civil administration like magistrate, DDMO, AMDO, WRD etc to study the situation and submit a report within a week. On the advice of the MLA the DC announced to invite seismologists to study the area’s soil composition which can detect clearly if there is any necessity to shift the village. Later on the day, the team also inspected the river bank of Komlighat, Jarku village (Muriline) area where soil erosion is posing threat to the nearby residents. Local residents informed the team that the boulder bunds along the river banks have been damaged and dislocated by the blasting of dynamite/blast fishing. The locals were advised to report such blast-fishing attempts to the administration for necessary action. Moyong also directed the EE, WRD to make urgent arrangements to stop the further erosion of the river bank.
Established way back in 1880, Regging is one of the oldest villages and during the 1950 earthquake that shook the entire region, it was also affected with Mighty Siang getting blocked for several days due to sliding of the mountain. A similar nature’s fury was also observed two decades ago in 2000 wherein a major flood hit the Siang valley (popularly called as the Chinese flood due to breakdown of dams in China-occupied Tibet).

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
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