Dima Hasao selected for The Indigenous Fellowship
Avantika Haflongbar, eldest daughter of Rajendra Haflongbar and Pratima Haflongbar of Haflong in Dima Hasao has been selected to participate in the 2012 Indigenous Fellowship Programme at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland.
The objective of this programme was to give you the opportunity to gain knowledge of the UN system and mechanisms, dealing particularly with indigenous issues, so she can better assist in protecting and promoting the rights of indigenous peoples and disseminate the knowledge acquired.
The Indigenous Fellowship Programme has started on 11 June and will end on 13 July 2012. It is learnt that the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights would bear the cost of her travel expenses (return flight ticket from her place of residence to Geneva) and would give her a daily allowance to cover her living expenses, including accommodation, food and local transportation for the duration of the Programme.
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It is learnt that the people of Haflong have been experiencing acute water crisis due to non-availability of water at the sources. The Dima Hasao Autonomous Council has been giving top priority to water supply and to solve the water problem the DHAC has taken mega project in its additive plan recently.
Talking to the media CEM Thaosen disclosed that the DHAC is trying hard to supply water uninterrupted and in quick interval.
To provide relief materials and assistance to the villagers, Dilip Nunisa, Chairman, DHD along with DHD leaders visited Kolaidisa village of Dima Hasao on Sunday where 15 houses were burnt due to jungle fire on Thursday last.
Mention may be made that the 15 houses including APBn camps in village Kolaidisa, some 70 km from Maibang located at the Assam – Nagaland border were burnt due to jungle fire in which the entire populace have lost their all the belongings. At present they are sheltered under trees, but none from the administration could reach the village till date for the reason best known to them.
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