District Commandant Dimapur, Home Guards and Civil Defence, Y Khenito Chishi. (DIPR Photo)
Dimapur, July 27 (MExN): The Home Guards & Civil Defence and SDRF Dimapur District have been working round the clock for COVID-19 related activities since March 25.
District Commandant Home Guards & Civil Defence (HG&CD), Dimapur, Y Khenito Chishi, during an interaction with DPRO Dimapur stated that presently Home Guards and Civil Defence personnel are deployed in manning eight posts in the border areas covering Dillai Gate, Borlingiri, Ao Yimsen, New field Gate, Khatkati, LRC Balijan, Notin Basti and Sangtamtila. The personnel undertake the task of thermal screening the people in the border areas 24x7.
The SDRF team under HG&CD undertook the task of transporting the body of the pregnant woman who was found dead in a hotel in Dimapur to the morgue in COVID Hospital Dimapur. The deceased was under quarantine in the hotel.
The SDRF team also took the entire tasks of transporting the dead body of the 82 year old man who passed away on July 26 from COVID-19 hospital Dimapur to the cemetery and burial was also done by the team following all protocols.
The personnel are also deployed for security duty in the QCs, hotels, State Sports Academy and several other points.
Besides COVID duties, the SDRF team also retrieved two dead bodies on two occasions, one from Old Dhansiri Bridge on March 30 and recently at Pimla on June 28, Chishi informed.
On asked about any challenges faced, Chishi said that initially they faced PPE shortages but added that with the sufficient supply from the HQ and the District Administration and some well wishers the problem has been solved. He informed that presently, he deploys around 117 personnel out of the working strength of 125 including the officers.
On a lighter note, Chishi expressed that people hardly recognise them as personnel from Home Guards and Civil Defence as they also use ‘khaki uniform.’
