Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 06 2010:
The Directorate of Civil Defence, Government of Manipur today observed the Civil Defence Day at the Civil Defence Office, Lamphelpat.
Under Secretary, Relief and Disaster Management, Government of Manipur, L Ibobi, MCS and Senior Research Officer, Planning Department, Government of Manipur, H Guite attended the function as chief guest and guest of honour respectively.
Staff Officer (Accounts), Civil Defence, Manipur, SM Thongkholun presided over the function.
Chief Guest of the function read out the messages from the President of India, Smt Pratibha Patil and Union Home Minister, P Chidambaram.
He also mentioned the importance of Civil Defence and Home Guards organisatons in the country which have given an opportunity to the public to voluntarily participate in a big way as responder to different situations like external aggressions and natural or manmade disaster.