Ukhrul team inspects water projects at Shirui

From Our Correspondent

UKHRUL | July 31

The Committee for Scarcity of Water in Ukhrul Town (CFSWUT) visited Kacham Kong and Shinguira Kong at Shirui to take stock of the ongoing water pipeline projects, as there has been scarcity of water for the past two months due to cyclone Mora.

The team visited the areas where two intake tanks and one collection chamber are under construction at Kacham Kong and Shinguira Kong and the other at Kokthi Kongrei at Shirui, for which Rs 82 Lakhs have been allotted.

The construction and laying of DI pipes at Kokthi Kongrei a distance of 9 km has been completed and has started functioning since July 17.

The ongoing repairing of roads from Shirui to Zingsui Ngapum village and frequent landslide at various places has continuously hampered the ongoing laying of DI pipes.

According to the contractor, the laying of DI pipes at Kacham Kong and Shinguira is likely to be completed at the second week of August 2017.

The Convenor for CFSWUT, Vaomi has appealed to the authority concerned and contractor to expedite the project at the earliest in interest of Ukhrul populace and asserted that no compromise should be made on quality.