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Dam repairing
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 03 2015 :
The cracked portion of Sekmai dam which was constructed with funds drawn from NEC is being repaired.
Chief Minister O Ibobi who is also in charge of Minor Irrigation Department made this statement is response to a call attention motion raised by MLA L Ibomcha.
Most of the engineers including the Chief Engineer who directly monitored by the dam construction work have retired.
If the dam developed crack because of lapses on the part of engineers concerned, necessary action should be initiated against them.
In case media were reporting the matter wrongly, befitting action should be taken up against the particular media houses, Ibomcha demanded.
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Ibobi replied that the dam construction work started in 2011 with MI Department as the implementing agency.
Out of the total project cost of Rs 4.22 crore, the State's share was Rs 32 lakh while the rest was funded by NEC and it has released Rs 3.16 crore so far.
The dam is not yet fully complete.
However, as the State was facing a drought like situation sometime back, water was released along its canals on trial basis.
In the process, water was seen gushing through a ring wall of the dam.
Nonetheless, the defective ring wall is being repaired and it would be completed shortly.
Major components of the dam are also not fully complete even though larger sections of the retaining walls have been completed.
The State Vigilance has already enquired into the matter and the engineers concerned have been issued stern warning, Ibobi informed the House.
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