KURSEONG
16 Oct 2013
Incessant rainfall and strong winds
since October 13, in the wake of Cyclone Phailin, have damaged the house
of a BPL family here in Kurseong.
The house of Kaludas Darjee (62) at
Lower Dumaram Busty of ward number 5 was badly damaged when a tree
crashed on its tinned roof Monday night around 10:30pm due strong winds.
Three persons were inside the house
including Darjee and they were his 24-year-old son Vijay and their
neighbor Sunny Thami. Two rooms of the house have got badly damaged even
as Darjee, who was sleeping at the time, came to no harm.
Kurseong sub-divisional disaster
management officer Aasha Mukhia Lama, Kurseong municipality vice
chairman Kalpana Pradhan and other officials visited the Darjee’s house
to take stock of the situation. The household was provided with relief
materials, including rations such as mustard oil, rice and dal by the
relief and disaster unit. The municipality has given tarpaulin sheets
and work has been started to remove the tree from the house.
Pradhan said the victim is by occupation
a labourer. She has forwarded all relevant documents and reports to the
Darjeeling DM office to provide the Darjee household necessary aid
including compensation for reconstructing the damaged house.
According to the officials, a number of
such minor incidents may have occurred across the region given the heavy
rainfall and winds over the past three days.
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