Arunachal Pradesh to send 1,000 tents for Nepal quake survivors

Officials from the state would soon leave for Nepal by road to hand over the tents to the authorities in that country, an official press release issued on Thursday evening said. In 2001, Mizoram had sent several train-loads of bamboo to Gujarat after an earthquake had caused major damage in that state.

Meanwhile, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday took part in a candle-light prayer organized in Guwahati as a mark of respect for those who lost their lives in the Nepal earthquakes. Hundreds of people also joined the candle-light prayer that was held in the Dighalipukhuri park in the Assam capital.

Official sources said altogether 152 persons from Assam were in Nepal on the day the devastating earthquake struck the Himalayan country on April 25. While bodies of six – all women who were part of a group of pilgrims – were recovered and brought back to Guwahati, two persons have remained untraced so far. Altogether 126 persons from Assam have returned to state, while 18 others were not willing to return immediately, official sources said.