Nagaland State Management Disaster Authority (NSDMA) has set up a state control room at Kohima since the state initiated the lockdown to tackle COVID–19.
According to DIPR report, the NSDMA along with NCS officials, Home Guards and DIPR are at work to address the grievances of the public including the far flung areas of the districts and the state by promptly getting into action for any untoward incidents.
The state control room has been collecting, documenting and officially corresponding (global/national/state) through whatsapp, email and any other source on COVID-19, while daily situation reports of the state are sent to the central ministry for necessary actions to be taken up.
The control room has also been addressing the complaints and reports from various districts for pandemic preparation and responding to emergency support in the state and informed that for any assistance the toll free no. 1070 can be contacted 24/7 or mail to sdma.nagaland@gmail, seoc.nsdma@gmail.com. Collectively around 60 officials from NSDMA, NCS, DIPR and Home Guards are manning the state control room.
It must be noted that Kohima Lotha Hoho contributed towards the fight against COVID-19 in the state by permitting the NSDMA to utilize its conference hall at Kezieke along with the furniture and other facilities for the present state-wide lockdown period.