CCpur DC spends night at relief camp, vows support
Source: Chronicle News Service / DIO
CCpur, November 08 2023:
To empathise and show compassion to the internally displaced persons who are sheltered at relief camps, Churachandpur deputy commissioner Dharun Kumar on Tuesday spent a night at Old Gelmol village relief camp which is located on the outskirts of Churachandpur town.
Accompanied by the additional DC Thangboi Gangte, the DC had dinner together with the inmates of the relief camp and the duo stayed overnight at the camp.
They returned home on Wednesday morning.
Deputy commissioner Dharun Kumar also handed over warm clothing including blankets and other items to the inmates.
Meanwhile, awestruck by the gesture of the deputy commissioner who not only visited the camp but chose to spend the night with the IDPs, inmates of the camp, volunteers who look after the camp and the village authority expressed their deep appreciation and gratitude to the DC for his compassionate gesture.
"We wanted to express deep understanding of the challenges, difficulties and hardships of displacement and convey our heartfelt empathy and compassion for the relief camp inmates emphasising our commitment to ensure that all relief camp inmates receive essential services and improve the living conditions.
As well as I wanted to encourage open communication and feedback from the relief camp inmates listening to their concerns and suggestions to make improvements" Dharun Kumar said.
"We are not just providing im-mediate relief but also supporting the recovery and rehabilitation of the affected families.
I want to express gratitude for the resilience and strength demonstrated by the inmates in the challenging times stressing on the importance of collective efforts with all stakeholders," he added.
The DC also assured all the inmates that the situation is being monitored and would provide support and work towards full recovery until they could return to their homes.
It may be mentioned that Dharun Kumar routinely had dinners with children and other inmates either at the relief camps or his residence apart from distributing various learning and recreational items to the displaced children.
The Deputy Commissioner has visited almost all camps located outside the district headquarters and interacted with them and enquired about their needs and wants personally.
He is also in constant touch with philanthropic organisations running relief camps at different places within the district.
Under the active supervision of Dharun Kumar, the district administration, in collaboration with NGOs, imparted skill training to IDPs at different relief camps with the objective to skill them and enable them make a living on their own.