PHED supplies drinking water
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 24 2016:
Public Health Engineering Department
(PHED), Thoubal, provided drinking water
and chemicals for water treatment to the flood
affected people of Tentha Heibung and Tentha
Khunou today, our correspondent reports.
PHED, Thoubal Assistant Engineer (AE)
Narengbam Livingstone said the department
under the aegis of Thoubal DC T Ranjit and
PHED Thoubal Executive Engineer MA
Samad, has started supplying drinking water
and chemicals for water treatment like alum,
bleaching powder, chlorine tablets and lime
at relief camps to prevent outbreak of water-
borne diseases at flooded areas of the district.
The department will continue to provide
similar benefits at other parts of the district,
he added.
In the meantime, Sekmaijin, Laphupat,
Arong Nongmaikhong and other places
under district have been flooded as the water
level of Imphal river rose following heavy
rainfall yesterday.
A house at Mantak village, Kakching
owned by one Akon Kom (70) was also
damaged in a landslide yesterday, this cor-
respondent reports.
Wabagai MLA Md Fajur Rahim supplied
food grains and other necessary items to the
relief camp set up at Keirak Primary
Madrassa.
District Health Society, Thoubal under
the National Health Mission, on the other
hand, organised free medical camps at
Sanatombi High School Keirak, Tentha
Heibung Makhong and Sangaiyumpham
yesterday.
The camps were held under the supervi-
sion of State Health Director Dr Okram
Ibomcha Singh, District Health Society
Thoubal Chairman/Deputy Commissioner T
Ranjit Singh and District Health Society
Thoubal CMO Dr N Jayantakumar Singh.