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Phed takes water supply projects to rural areas

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By Our Reporter Updated: Feb 19, 2020 11:53 pm

Our Reporter
Dimapur, Feb. 17 (EMN):
The Nagaland Public Health Engineering department’s (Phed) annual administrative report for 2019-20 stated that the department is engaged in rural water supply schemes in 109 habitations, besides working on provisions of the functional household tap connection (FHTC) in 27, 428 households as part of rural water supply. Out of which, 45 habitations with 3, 746 FHTC are being targeted for completion during 2019-20, updates stated.

For urban water supply, the report stated that the scheme for augmentation of water supply to the state’s capital town Kohima is being taken up with 90:10 funding ratio under the ministry of Urban Development.

The project, it stated, involves pumping water from the Zarü stream to a reservoir at Kigwema village. The design capacity of the project is 3.80 million litres daily. The main infrastructures have been completed while the distribution system is being worked on. The project is targeted for completion during the year 2019-20, it is informed. 

Urban sewerage and sanitation

Further, the report informed that the department was implementing a project in Dimapur city for pollution abatement of the rivers Diphu and Dhansiri. The estimated cost of the project was revised in 2013-14 from which INR 82.8 crore was approved. The physical progress of it is 45% as of date, it informed.  

Status of rural water supply in Nagaland as on April 1 2019 comprising 1450 villages

District Total No of habitations No of fully covered habitations No of partially covered habitations
Dimapur 241 27 214
Kiphire 98 9 89
Kohima 110 22 88
Longleng 50 8 42
Mokokchung 114 11 103
Mon 138 20 118
Peren 103 24 79
Phek 119 48 71
Tuensang 133 15 118
Wokha 153 16 137
Zunheboto 191 17 174
Total 1450 217 1233
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By Our Reporter Updated: Feb 19, 2020 11:53:00 pm
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