An Insight into Arunachal Pradesh

….No..not again.

But the very existence of Gandhi Market was threatened last night around 8-8.30 P.M. by the fire that broke out probably due to electrical short circuit at one of the 16 cubicles rented out by the Government to traders; but for the quick action taken by the shift duty personnel of the Sub-Station, who was first to notice the fire, cut-off the electric supply to entire market area and volunteered to douse the fire and for the fire fighters, who acted promptly on receiving information about the fire by former (unlike the other day), was able to contain before it became unmanageable. (Considering how the market has been constructed and not to forget the ZCCI Office-cum-Police Beat Post Building blocking the entrance area, it would have been impossible for the fire fighters or the volunteers to douse fire had the fire spread fully even in one cubicle). It was not known, however at that moment, how much property was damaged (4-Cubicles were broken open to douse the fire that was spreading from the roof).

The recent series of Fire Accidents in and around Hapoli-Ziro Township has led to fear psychosis among the denizens of this twin township. Is Hapoli safe to stay (from fire)? When, how and where the next fire will break out? Would they be roasted alive while sleeping?

And this has made me wonder, why there is series of fire accidents at such short intervals this year. Is it because of poorly designed electrical circuit and sub-standard materials used by people for wiring? Is it their carelessness? And to make the matter worse in event of fire, does town planning aids the spread of fire?

I don’t have the answers right now, but after these series of fire accidents a thought came to my mind. Has anyone, may be the local legislator or the bureaucrats or technocrats of Hapoli ever thought of re-planning the township for safer and hygenic stay?

After swearing in on April 15^th, portfolios have finally been allocated to the council of ministers of Dorjee Khandu led ministry and much changes hasn’t been made in the portfolios that was held by these ministers during the Apang led ministry. The departments allocated to the council of ministers are:

1. Jarbom Gamlim: Home, Vigilance, IT and Science and Technology
2. Atum Welly: Land Management, Fisheries, Economics & Statistics, Sports & Youth Affairs and Cultural Affairs.
3. Kalikho Pul: Finance, Tax and Excise
4. Chowna Mein: RWD and Rural Development
5. Nabam Tuki: PWD and Urban Development
6. C.C. Singpho: Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Health and Family Welfare
7. Newlai Tingkhatra: Environment, Forest and Mines
8. Tako Dabi: Water Resource Development, Election, Parliamentary Affairs and Panchayati Raj.
9. Tatar Kipa: Education, Research, Libraries and Gazetteers and Labour and Employment
10. Lombo Tayeng: Public Health Engineering and Water Supply and Cooperation (PHEWS)
11. Tanga Byaling: Industries, Textiles & Handloms, Trade & Commerce, Social Welfare, Women & Child Development.

Power, Planning, IPR, Tourism, District Administration, Personnel and Law and all other departments that has not been assigned to any minister has been retained by the Chief Minister himself.

Below is the menu I came across at one of the Hotel at Hapoli

Quite an interesting menu…huh! What do you say?

Did Gegong Apang lost his Chief Minister’s Post to Dorjee Khandu due to his Chinese Connections…well, read the report of “The Telegraph” here.