Koirengei inferno : No help yet from State Govt
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 23 2014:
Koirengei locals have lamented that the State Government has not extended any form of assistance to the Koirengei fire victims till date.
Two people including a minor died while a woman was seriously injured in the fire that broke out on October 21 night.
The injured woman, who suffered 35 percent burn injury, is currently undergoing treatment in the ICU Ward of Shija Hospital.
After the incident, Koirengei Welfare Club and Koirengei Nupi Marup jointly opened a relief camp and gave shelter to 12 fire victims.
Koirengei Welfare Club secretary Rocker Salam said that Heingang AC MLA N Biren had extended a monetary assistance of Rs 50,000 and 12 bags of rice to the relief camp while Seventh Day Adventist Church donated 10 bags of rice and BSF Koirengei provided Rs 15,000 to the relief camp.
He added that Nilakuthi Post of 30 Assam Rifles also donated Rs 10,000 and assured all possible assistance.
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Rocker added that Rs 1.7 lakh had also been donated generously by different individuals and organisations of the State, both from hill and valley areas.
The secretary thanked all the individuals and organisations who had extended assistance to the fire victims.
He also specially thanked BSF Koirengei for their role in bringing the deadly fire under control.
The inferno could have damaged more properties had the BSF team not arrived at the incident site on time.
Ten houses were reduced to ashes after a speeding Hundai Getz car (MN01-W- 0093) crashed into a shop, which also sells petrol at Koirengei Bazar.
Two persons including a minor died while another woman was seriously injured in the incident.
Cash and property worth around Rs 1.5 crore were ravaged by the inferno.
Rocker also appealed to all sections of the society to extend monetary and material help to the fire victims.