URGENT CALL TO ACTION

Representation for Immediate Disaster Relief, Restoration of Connectivity, and Long-Term Flood & Landslide Mitigation in Mokokchung District

Addressed to the Hon’ble Elected Members of the Legislative Assembly Representing the Ten (10) Assembly Constituencies of Mokokchung  District, Nagaland

To: The Hon’ble MLAs,

1. Tuli (AC 21)
2. Arakong (AC 22)
3. Impur (AC 23)
4. Angetyongpang (AC 24)
5. Mongoya (AC 25)
6. Aonglenden (AC 26)
7. Mokokchung Town (AC 27)
8. Koridang (AC 28)
9. Jangpetkong (AC 29)
10. Alongtaki (AC 30)

Subject: Urgent appeal for immediate relief, restoration of connectivity, and permanent flood/landslide control measures in  flood- and landslide-affected areas of Mokokchung District. 

Respected Sirs, Continuous and incessant heavy rainfall since 19 July 2026 has triggered widespread flooding and multiple landslides  across Mokokchung district, severely disrupting road connectivity, communication networks, public institutions and the lives and  livelihoods of our people. On behalf of the affected citizens, we submit this urgent representation and call upon our ten elected  representatives to act without delay.

1. Locations Affected & Damage Reported

• Tuli Sub-Division (worst-hit): Tulikong, Shitikolak, Aitlenden, Tuliyong, Patizung and Bowl wards in Tuli Town; Paola ward in Tzudikong;  Anaki ‘C’ village; landslide reported at Kangtsung village.
• National Highway-2 (Tuli–Mokokchung stretch) severed by landslide sites, the most severe near Chuchuyimlang and Unger, between  Merangkong and Tuli; the Tzudikong route to Assam is also cut off; NH-2 to Japukong Range connectivity bridge over the Milak river  has been washed away by flood and Jangpetkong range route also affected by landslide connecting upto Impur.
• Public infrastructure damaged/inundated: Tuli Police Station, Govt. Primary School (Shitikolak Ward), Community Health Centre Tuli;  low-lying areas between 17-Mile and 18-Mile submerged as the Milak River overflowed.
• District-wide many villages and households affected by landslides and flooding across Mokokchung district.

2. Immediate Needs

• Urgent restoration of road connectivity on NH-2 and the Tzudikong–Assam link, and of disrupted mobile/communication networks.
• Urgent alternative road connectivity on NH-2 near Chuchuyimlang and Unger. and NH-2 to Japukong Range.
• Deployment of medical emergency teams and mobile health units, with CHC Tuli itself affected by waterlogging.
• Rapid deployment of SDRF/NDRF disaster response teams, along with relief materials — food, shelter, clean water and sanitation for  displaced families.

3. Presence of Elected Members in Their Constituencies

We request each Hon’ble MLA to personally visit the affected wards and villages within their respective constituency at the earliest,  to take stock of damages, meet affected families, and ensure ground-level coordination with the District Administration.

4. Mobilization for High-Level Government Support

We request our representatives to jointly take up this matter with the State Government and, where required, the Government of  India, to expedite release of relief funds under SDRF/NDRF, ex-gratia assistance to affected families, and emergency infrastructure  repair grants.

5. Long-Term Flood & Landslide Mitigation

Having witnessed two major flooding events in the district within the past twenty years, we urge the initiation of permanent flood control embankments along vulnerable Milak river stretches between Tuli and Tzudikong and scientific landslide-control/slope stabilisation works along NH-2 and other vulnerable roads, so that Mokokchung district is future-ready against recurring disasters.

We look forward to your urgent personal attention and timely action on the above. The people of Mokokchung district count on their  elected representatives in this hour of need.

Bendang Imsong

Social Activist,

Mokokchung

(The views expressed are those of the writer and not of the newspaper)