Itanagar, June 20: A 16-months-old boy died in a landslide precipitated with the aid of using incessant rainfall in Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday.
The deceased, recognized as Rage Hilli, a resident of the West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, died as he was given buried below the dust together along with his motorcycle and the particles fell on him.
The pillon rider Tai Abu (15), a resident of Kurung Kumey district, escaped unharmed and was given minor injuries. Incessant rainfall has prompted big landslides in Sood village close to the state’s capital Itanagar.
The sufferer and his pal have been journeying from Dokum Colony, Itanagar to Rono Hill, RGU for the boxing choice trial. The deceased, who turned into driving the motorcycle, turned into a profound boxer and desired to serve withinside the Indian Army.
A vehicle turned into additionally broken withinside the incident and its motive force sustained minor injuries.
Following the incident, Papum Pure district police released research and registered a case below segment 172 of the IPC. The frame of the deceased has been passed over to his own circle of relatives participants after prison formalities.
The avenue is presently blocked and the district management is operating to clean it.
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IAS officer, Talo Potom, Itanagar, stated, “We urge the residents to be greater careful at the same time as journeying to their respective districts as heavy and torrential rain is inflicting landslides in lots of places.”
He additionally asked the residents of landslide-inclined regions to avail themselves centers of transient remedy shelters made with the aid of using the district management and shift there on a transient foundation in the event that they experience their homes aren’t secure at some point of heavy rains.
The Deputy Commissioner additionally blamed the soil situations of the capital and stated the free soil of Itanagar is susceptible to landslides and, because of unlawful earth slicing, it will become greater vulnerable.
He stated that he has banned all earth slicing with the aid of using people for the ultimate 12 months and entreated residents to apply helpline numbers supplied with the aid of using the management anyways of emergency.
