An Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) visited Mokokchung on Friday to verify and take on the spot assessment of the affected areas on the draught report submitted by Nagaland state government to the center in the year 2021.
The central team had briefings and interaction sessions with the DDMA Mokokchung at Hotel Whispering Winds which was chaired by Deputy Commissioner Mokokchung, Shashank Pratap Singh IAS.
The briefing was done on the draught report and its effects in livelihood in the district during the said period. PowerPoint presentations by nodal departments of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry, Agriculture, Horticulture, PHED and Meteorology were made.
The team also visited Longkhum village had interactions with the farmers. The central team included Dr. Jintu Das, Jt. Director, Ministry of Agriculture; Vijay Kr. Teotai, Deputy Director, Ministry of Fisheries, AH&D; and Mahesh Kumar, Deputy Director, D/O Expenditure Finance Commission Division.