PWD officials reject Moreh office collapse report
Source: The Sangai Express
Moreh, July 26 2011:
There is no question of caving in of the main building of Mini-Secretariat at Moreh and preparations are on for inauguration of the office building at the soonest possible, AE M Birla Singh and SO Senminthang of PWD, Moreh have clarified.
Following heavy rainfall, landslides occurred along some portion of the road running in between the Transit Hostel and the main building of the Mini Secretariat recently leading to debris falling against the western wall of the main office building of the Mini Secretariat.
Efforts are currently underway to remove the debris with deployment of excavators.
AE M Birla and SO Senminthang, who came to inspect the work, clarified that there is no damage caused to the main building of the Mini Secretariat in the recent landslide contrary to what had been reported in some section of the media.
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In fact, the drain running alongside the road located in between the Transit Hostel and the Mini Secretariat building could be expanded to control flow of excess water and there would never be any problem related to landslide or any other natural calamity, the two pointed out.
On July 23, Additional Chief Engineer-I, II and III and two other SEs who came for inspection of the site, where the landslide occurred, have given necessary instruction for removing the debris to ensure inauguration of the DLO office building at the earliest possible.