MCPCR, others visit relief camp
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, July 04 2016: A team of the Manipur Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MCPCR) today visited the relief camp opened at Lilong Chajing for people who fled away from their Nungei homesteads.

The team found the displaced people enduring a lots of difficulties such as sanitation problems, lack of safe drinking water, health problems, inaccessibility to formal education etc.

Speaking to media persons at the relief camp, MCPCR Chairperson S Saratkumar said that they would ask PHED to build adequate temporary lavatories for the displaced people.

He said that the commission would approach all relevant departments so that children staying at the relief camp are given nutritious foods and safe drinking water.

Health Department would also be approached to provide medicines free of cost to the ailing people staying at the relief camp who cannot afford medicines, Saratkumar continued.

It is a matter of serious concern that students of one Nungei village have not been able to attend schools since the month of April and they are still suffering from trauma.

For students reading in private schools, MCPCR would ask the particular schools to reimburse monthly fees if the same had been already paid for the months during which the students could not attend classes.

MCPCR would provide all possible assistance to children below 18 years under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000, Saratkumar assured.

Meanwhile, a free medical camp was also organised at the relief camp at the joint initiative of JNIMS, KSA and CLK.

One Longjam Chandrajini (40) w/o L Ranjit of Nungei Mayai Leikai who is currently staying at the relief camp collapsed and she was taken to Raj Medicity.

Raj Medicity Assistant General manager Dinesh Kshetrimayum said that the blood pressure of Chandrajini was very low when she was brought to the hospital and she was suffering from viral fever.

She is currently under treatment at the hospital.

Meanwhile, the Film Forum Manipur has also donated relief materials to the relief camp.

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