NEW DELH : Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha is chairing the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) meeting today to assess the situation and provide all necessary help from the Centre after Manipur earthquake.
An earthquake of 6.7 magnitude occurred in District Tamernglong, Manipur state at 0435 hrs. The Ministry of Home Affairs is coordinating with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), the State Governments, Ministry of Defence, NDRF, Ministry of Telecom and other government departments and agencies concerned for search and rescue and relief. Relief commissioners of all the states in the North-East: Manipur, Assam, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Nagaland and West Bengal are being contacted on regular basis.
So far, five deaths and 43 injured have been reported from Manipur. Damages to a few buildings, residential units and government offices have been reported, including damage to a six-storey building in Imphal.
Two NDRF teams of 45 members each are being air lifted from Guwahati to Imphal. Communication systems are functioning, particularly BSNL. The MHA is continuously monitoring the relief and rescue activities in coordination with the state governments. (UNI)
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