Dimapur, July 19 (EMN): The governor of Nagaland, PB Acharya distributed the subsidised water tanks (3000 litres) to 20 beneficiaries for rain water harvesting on July 19 at Raj Bhavan in Kohima.
According to a press statement from the Raj Bhavan, the governor while giving away the water tanks called on the beneficiaries to encourage others to harvest rain water for their benefit. Stating that hill stations face water shortage during dry season, he encouraged the people to collect water during the rainy seasons. Acharya stated that rainwater harvesting was the need of the hour and that people need to make a switch to an eco friendly rainwater harvesting system which was neither complicated nor time consuming and which will result in a wide range of benefits for homes and businesses.
The updates informed that the 20 beneficiaries were selected on July 6 2018 at the Raj Bhavan in Kohima. It was an initiative of the governor aimed at promoting water harvesting. The beneficiaries were provided the water storage tanks at a subsidized rate of 59 percent.
