13/11/2024
13/11/24
Wed
MULITAKA 100 DAYS LANDSLIDE DISASTER REPORT PRESENTATION & RECOVERY PLAN LAUNCHED TODAY
By Grace KAPPEY
The Mulitaka disaster recovery plan was finally launched today in the vicinity of the Enga provincial administration building in Wabag town.
The plan is said to be built on inclusive initiatives that are to be implemented in two years' time.
A hundred days report of the relief response to the landslide affected community of Yambali and neighboring clans and tribes according to geotechnical analysis was also presented by the Enga Provincial Disaster Committee (EPDC) along with the National Disaster Centre (NDC) and non governmental partner organizations present such as the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The UNDP's PNG Resident Representative Nicholas Booth was present at the launching.
UNDP will be part of the restoration authority that will be going forward to implement the recovery plan for the landslide affected communities in Mulitaka by chairing the committee with EPDC.
Mr. Booth addressing the gathered highlighted the importance of peace, saying,"...There can be no development in Enga, no development in Mulitaka without peace...peace and development are two sides of the same coin."
He said UNDP will be launching a UN Joint peace program in Enga soon, which will help the province in installing peace,development, and prosperity.
Governor of Enga province Sir Peter Ipatas, in his address, called on the people to stop fighting as it is not affecting the people who are supplying the guns and ammunitions but rather themselves.
Sir Peter tried dispelling doubts the landslide affected communities in Mulitaka, and the province might have on possible missuse of the landslide disaster relief funds.
He said the funds are donations from partner organizations, and they're accounted for to the last penny through tangible outcomes.
Adding that the funds are in the Mulitaka disaster relief funds account, which is administered by the EPDC.
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