Heavy rain accompanied with massive hailstones hit several villages in Pungro Sub-Division, Kiphire District on 21st April 2020, around 3:00 pm causing extensive damage and left the villagers in an intense difficulties.

Hailstones measuring at least one and half to two inches wide has destroyed  273 houses in Salomi, forty two houses in Khonsa EAC HQ and 66 ( sixty six ) houses in Moya. It also effected 60 (sixty) houses in  Penkim, 35 houses Pungro town,15 houses in Pungro  village,12 houses in New Wongti and 9 (nine) house were damaged in Kiuro village on Tuesday as per the assessment of Administration Pungro Sub-Division. 

ADC Pungro Abhinav Shivam IAS, along with subordinate officers, VGs and NGOs visited the affected area and provided several bags of rice and some materials rolls of plastic to enable them to mend their homes as an urgent, safety measures.

Meanwhile, the administration is also tying up with RD department in order to provide CGI sheet to all the affected households/villages.EE Power Department Tuengsang has agreed to send 35 rolls PVC wires by tomorrow for restoration of wiring in Salomi.PHE department is about to assess the damages of pipelines in Khonsa, so as to quickly restore damaged pipeline. 

(DPRO Kiphire)