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Imphal, June 16 : The Heitroipokpi Yairipok improved water supply scheme was inaugurated today. I. Hemochandra minister PHED, K. Meghachandra parliamentary secy. IPR, WL Hanshing IAS principal secy PHED, M. Ibomcha chief engineer PHED, Th. Nokul chairperson Yairipok Nagar Panchayat and A. Subhash Zilla Parisad graced the occasion as chief guest, president and guests of honour.
I.Hemochandra addressing the occasion said that to provide the healthy drinking water to the people of Yairipok is the duty of PHED department. We should not forget that water is life. The govt. of India is continuing to provide drinking water to the people of rural areas under different schemes and water treatment plants. We should properly use such water schemes as they are our assets.
The minister is for the whole state and he should not think for only his constituency. The minister should do what he promised to the people. He appealed the public to keep need and clean the source of water and to pay the tax of water regularly.
K. Meghachandra said that the water supply scheme can solved the shortage of water at the area. The Itok dam of Yairipok will finish soon. The said dam if completed will provide enough water to the water supply schemes and water plants and will use at double cropping. The Yairipok Singa water supply scheme under multi sectoral development programme is under progress. It should be completed soon. There will be the problem of water at Yairipok. The above schemes provided water to the three localities of Yairipok namely Khoirom, Leirongthel and Kekru. The above schemes were started construction on Decemeber 2006 under the national rural drinking water project and completed on April 26, 2013. It costs Rs. 69.47 lacs. It can provide drinking water to the 7667 people and can provide water to the 10,000 people by 2021. The reservoir capacity is 2.7 lacs of litres per day. The main source of water is Thoubal river and Thoubal main canal. Two electric pumps of 25 HP and 15 HP will use for the water plants.
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