Info on DoNER sponsored schemes in CCpur sought
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Lamka, August 02 2014 :
A group of citizens from Churachandpur district along with students pursuing studies in New Delhi have sought information on the implementation of Centrally sponsored schemes in Churachandpur district from the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO), Ministry of Development of Northeast Region (DoNER) .
A source informed that the petitioners on March 27 filed their application to the CPIO seeking information on the status of utilization of Rs.213.26 lakhs and another amount of Rs.204.64 lakhs sanctioned for augmentation of water supply schemes at Thanlon and Singhat sub-divisions respectively under the Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR) of the DoNER ministry.
Referring to contents in the DoNER ministry website indicating release of Rs.67.14 lakhs and Rs.64.45 lakhs without any utilization record, the petitioners including L Samte, J Tonsing and S Thomte raised posers as to whether or not the project has begun.
Invoking the RTI clause, the trio sought copies of the detailed project report of the schemes in addition to demanding information with regard to the proposed sources for the supply of water for the scheme.
According to local villagers, the said schemes are yet to be constructed.
Singhat, a sub-divisional headquarter located about 30 kms away from Churachandpur district headquarters is facing problems of water scarcity problem, the villagers informed.
Further mentioning that piecemeal efforts were made in the past to mitigate water scarcity problem, they also cited a previous scheme undertaken in the mid-90s without any yield as the engine (water pump) installed to supply water and store in a reservoir developed technical snag.
Detailing that hand pumps installed in the village are also defunct and no repairing works have been carried out by the concerned authorities till date, the petitioners suggested that long term measures like pumping up of water from large rivers like Tuivai or Tuitha be experimented to solve the water scarcity problem.