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Minister for PHED, Jacob Zhimomi commissioning the augmentation of water supply to Wokha town at WTC compound, Vankhosung on Oct. 12.[/caption]
Dimapur, Oct. 12 (EMN): In what will come as a big relief for the citizens of Wokha town, minister for PHED, Jacob Zhimomi commissioned the augmentation of water Supply to Wokha town at Witter Theological College (WTC) compound, Vankhosung on Oct. 12.
The scheme which was started in the year 2013 was completed with a total expenditure cost of Rs.1870.75 lakhs. This scheme is a single stage pumping where water will be pumped from catchment area to “pressure break tank” located at WTC compound, Vankhosung and distributed to the town by gravity system installed at NAP camp and Ganga Post.
Through this project the dwellers of Wokha town will now be getting 6 lakh cubic litres per day during the lean season which will benefit 600 household covering 20 sectors.
The minister, while congratulating all the stakeholders involved for their efforts in the successful completion and commissioning of the project on time, said that the government is only the felicitator of an asset created for the people and therefore, asked the people to use the project judiciously.
Dwelling further into the government’s role as a felicitator in the implementation of the schemes and development, Zhimomi urged the people to take ownership of the project and asked them to protect the catchment area by planting more trees for its sustainability.
Commissioner and Secretary, PHED, Dr. Maongwati Aier IAS, who chaired the programme, congratulated both the department and Wokha village for making the project a reality for the benefit of the dwellers of Wokha town.
Secretary of Lotha Hoho (apex organisation of the Lotha community) Mhondamo Ovung, speaking at the formal commissioning programme, urged the citizens of Wokha town to use the facility with a sense of ownership and at the same time urged the department to ensure that the project is operated through a sustainable mechanism to benefit the dwellers of the town.
Chairman of Wokha village council thanked the government for choosing the catchment area in Wokha village and urged that government to honour the MOU (memorandum of understanding) signed between the two parties. He assured department that the Wokha village council will take the ownership for the safety of the project.
Later in the day, the Minister also visited the EE (PHED) Office and had interaction with the officers and staff, stated the DIPR in a news bulletin.
