PUJA FOR PEACE

SHANTI PUJA AT SOMBAREY

A Grand Shanti puja was organized in Shiva mandir in Sombarey on 1^st September 2009. The Shiva temple is just below the land slide that occurred on the 19^th Aug that claimed two lives As the majority of people with Hindu belief believe that the landslide is due to no good puja in the recent years. The puja has been organized by the Amar Jyoti Sangh of upper Thambong assisted by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Sai Samati, Manav Dharma, Satya Hangma ( limbo organization ), Buddhist community with their representative form Anden Monastery and Marwari Manch Sombarey. The puja or performed by three Hindu Priest , Buddhist Monks and two priest from Satya Hamgma (Limboo tribal). The ceremony was organized the whole day with mantra chanting the whole day . For the Puja the donation was collected from the surrounding. About 320 devotees were present in the ceremony among them was Headmaster mangsari JHS Mr. B R Koirala, Headmaster Tharpu SS Mr. M K khewa, Branch Manager SBS Sombarey, BO Ribdi Mrs. Santa Subba, Principal Sunrise Academy and others. The Bhajans Sandhaya was organized in the evening for the peace of the departed soul in the landslide among whom Late Mr. Pasmani Pradhan was Sai Baba Devotee. Who had also stayed in the serve of SAI BABA at Puttapatti in Bangalore for nine years.

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PRENA from singla

after slide clean

VARIOUS ORGANIZATION DO THEIR PART TO CLEAR THE ROAD AND GIVE MORAL BOOST TO HE LANDSLIDE AFFECTED PEOPLE

AFTER THE SLIDE. WE STAND

Sombarey: After devastating landslide in Sombarey the various organization of the area came up to clean and clear all the minor blockage of drain and roads of the area on 23th Aug 2009 and appealed not to throw their garbage in the drain. The organization comprise Sombarey Bazaar Samiti, taxi driver association, van driver association , some businessman and Sombarey police personnel . The drive started from BDO Office gate and ended at Sumphu Golai via Church Gown, Soreng Phatak, Sombarey market area, Devi Mandir, School Phatak, Thana colony and to telephone exchange area covering the distance of about 3 KM. The people comprising of man and women did join the group voluntarily on the way cleaning down. The other people present were Mr. D P Rai Govt. Contractor, Senior Citizen Mr. Sita ram Chandak, OC Navin Rai, Mr. Prem Kr. Subba PGT , Mr. Palzor Bhutia Head Bhutia Teacher

sombarey land slide

THE MAN LOOKS AT THE REMAIN OF HIS HOME THAT WAS DESTROYED BY THE LAND SLIDE

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land slide

sombarey : landslide

Sombarey: on Night of 19^th August 2009 a landslide in front of BDO Office claimed 2 lives. It was on about 8:30 in the evening when there was a heavy rainfall a group 11 people from thana colony just below the BDO Office west to the BDO Office taking a white sawari SK-04-7457 to divert the canal that flooded the house of Mr.K.K Pradhan ICDS Superviser, Samgam Hingmang , Mr.L.D. Sharma HM Okherey and Mr. Kishan Chettri. Most of the people went outside the vehicle busy clearing the canal when the landslide came and carried the vehicles with an old man named Puspamani Pradhan (Kaka) and samir subba who were showing the light from the vehicle were missing till morning and later found inside the vehicles and one drowned and buried in the drain of the BDO Office both dead. The land slide damaged four houses and two kitchens. RMDD AE who came to assist the group got buried till the hip and was rescued he got his lower body critically injured and was airlifted directly to New Delhi. About 20 people was injured in which a couple in still in the hospital. The connecting road to Govt. Senior sec. school has been washed away . the flush flood that came from the above flooded the house of Mr. CP Subba PGT Buriakhop SSS and the whole of Gopal colony. The rescue team of SSB and police worked the whole day . SDM Soreng , SDPO Soreng and area MLA Mr. Tenzi Sherpa was present the early hours. Later a team from DC office visited the site including the PWD Minister Mr. R. B Subba . some landslide was also reported form lungchok where some cattle shed was buried with some paddy field flooded.