| Mice Disaster caused scarcity of food |
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| Written by Raymond Pome Za Lyan |
| Tuesday, 10 March 2009 17:27 |
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Famine of mice disaster has been a wide spread phenomenon in Chin Hills and there are some humanitarian aids started to implement measure of the epidemic in the areas. It is said that a joint programme of the World Vision and the World Food Programme will implement supports in 14 villages of Siyin Land by providing rice for the workforce in road construction. It is known as Food for Work Programme that those who work in the construction will be provided 3kg of rice per head per day. The World Food Programme (WFP) will distribute 200 bags of rice, according to the local source.
A humanitarian aids in terms of food stuff particularly rice have been distributed to Ngal Zang, Thang Kaai Suangpi, Mual Nuam(D), Mualzaang and Vangmual villages through Care and Development Department of Zomi Baptist Convention of Myanmar during February 2009. And 69 bags of rice will be distributed in Sawbwa ye shaan, Zosuan, Tuimang, Luangel and Zampi villages during March 2009.
Famine of mice disaster has been a wide spread phenomenon in Chin Hills and there are some humanitarian aids started to implement measure of the epidemic in the areas. It is said that a joint programme of the World Vision and the World Food Programme will implement supports in 14 villages of Siyin Land by providing rice for the workforce in road construction. It is known as Food for Work Programme that those who work in the construction will be provided 3kg of rice per head per day. The World Food Programme (WFP) will distribute 200 bags of rice, according to the local source. A humanitarian aids in terms of food stuff particularly rice have been distributed to Ngal Zang, Thang Kaai Suangpi, Mual Nuam(D), Mualzaang and Vangmual villages through Care and Development Department of Zomi Baptist Convention of Myanmar during February 2009. And 69 bags of rice will be distributed in Sawbwa ye shaan, Zosuan, Tuimang, Luangel and Zampi villages during March 2009. The calamity of Mice Disaster began in the year 2007. This category of disaster usually happens once in a circle of every 50 years when bamboos bear flowers as a process of natural renewal. Amazingly, a kind of bamboo even bears fruits. Wild animals like birds, boars and especially mice rapidly multiply when they eat the bamboo seeds. They enormously destroyed every crop in the farms and seeds being sowed. This happen particularly in the northern border line such as Chin State and northern part of Rakhaing State. The situation of the people in such areas became harder and harder for survival. Under nourishment and malnutrition is wide spread phenomenon in the region and children are the most vulnerable section of society to the famine. The soft killing process of the famine in the remote areas persists year long and it became harder and harder to survive as the situation prolong. This kind of natural disaster normally lasts 3-4 years. |
| Last Updated on Tuesday, 28 April 2009 10:31 |
