Hailstorm damage several houses
Source: The Sangai Express
Chandel, April 06 2015 :
Heavy rain accompanied by hailstones swept Chandel district headquarters last night at around 7 perforating rooftops of 22 houses at Riverlane and 5 houses at Lambung village.
Chandel MLA ST Nunghlung Victor inspected the rain damaged houses in the district today.
Accompanied by LN Kashung, ADC Chandel, the MLA visited Riverlane village located at the district headquarters.
The team also visited individual houses perforated by hailstones and interacted with the owners.
Briefing media persons, ST Nunghlung Victor, Chandel MLA stated that necessary relief assistance will be provided to those whose houses were damaged by the calamity.
The MLA requested respective village chiefs to submit a report along with pictures of the damaged houses to the Sub- Divisional office concerned to avail relief facilities from the Government.
Altogether 27 houses from 2 villages in the district headquarters were affected by the hailstorm last evening, ADC Chandel LN Kashung informed.
He further stated the possibility of damages in other adjoining villages.
An official team is likely to be sent to the surrounding villages for assessing further damages caused by the calamity.
Necessary actions will then be taken up for providing relief to other affected villages, the ADC assured.