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What is being dealt with here is no other than the perennial floods in Assam. Though already hackneyed in the media, the issue has these days been the front-page headline stories in most newspapers of the state not because that a sustainable, logistic solution for easing the severity and devastations of the chronic floods has been troubling the resource-rich but fund-deficit state over the past few decades is found out but because that as in the previous year, this time too, it has wreaked havoc with its innumerable hapless villagers, particularly those inhabiting riverine and low-lying flood-prone areas with unfailing regularity leaving behind a trail of large-scale destructions. Since the wide-spread ravages triggered by the recurring floods is a periodic occurrence in the state, flood-related spade work such as repairing or constructing embankments, bridges, culverts, roads etc; where necessary, during pre-monsoon period every year on the part of the government is a sin qua non as it can go a long way in lessening the severity of the disaster and mitigating the sufferings of the flood-affected people. It has been reported in the media that the government directed the water resources department to complete the exercise in the form of building up basic infrastructure such as embankments on riverbanks by March 31 as part of flood-control measures, evidently given the recurring and devastating nature of floods.  Had the work been done on time, the flood situation did not turn grim in the state, as it has during the all three consecutive waves of deluge, and, resultantly, the villagers in flood-prone areas in particular have suffered grievously.

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In December 2019, a new pneumonia-like disease spread in Wuhan, China referred to as novel coronavirus disease or COVID-19 that was caused by the SARS CoV-2 virus. Within few weeks, the disease became a global epidemic and was referred to as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March, 2020 since then, more than 1.25 crore people worldwide and more than 7 lakh people in India have been affected by the disease as of 10 July, 2020. The disease spreads by respiratory droplets and infected surfaces. For most cases, the virus has mild symptoms such as fever, weakness, dyspnea, cough, etc., and can become serious if adequate precautions are not taken. In India, coronavirus was first detected on 30 January, 2020 and began to spread to almost all parts of the country. National governments across the country began to close universities and colleges briefly in March as a measure to stop the spread of the novel corona virus.

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When the earth quakes, the primal fear that shakes you arises out of your feeling that the Doomsday has come. This psychosis of fear lasts for days, sometimes years, even after the earth settles down to its calm. No wonder, the Mizoram Government just sought the help of psychologists to dispel the fear-spells of hundreds of people living in some villages including Khawbung, Saitual, Siaha, Serchhi and Zokhawthar that rocked recently.

In fact, the people suffered from terrible trauma of psychic nature due to massive seismic disturbances in the tragic Assam quake of 1950 that took a toll of over 2500 people. Known as the Assam-Tibetan Plateau earthquake, the total toll was over 4300 including the Tibetan part.   

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What is Corona Kavach, health Insurance recently launched during a pandemic?

IRDA – Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority is the regulatory body governing life insurance, general insurance, and health insurance companies. IRDA has taken an initiative for the welfare of the state by making mandatory for all insurance companies to bring an affordable health insurance plan for the citizen of India who could afford such health insurance cover – Carona Kavach. 

What is Corona Kavach?

Corana Kavach is an indemnity Health Insurance that covers the basic hospitalization expenses related to Corana or Covid 19 disease. Indemnity policies cover actual expenses as specified by the terms and conditions of health insurance, medical expenses incurred on hospitalization due to diagnosis of presence of COVID-19.