Encroachers to be evicted from Singda dam area: CM
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network
Imphal, April 18 2013:
Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh today inspected Imphal Barrage and Singda Dam and announced that encroachments on Singda Dam area would be evicted by first week of May.
During the trip, the Chief Minister addressed a meeting at Irrigation Waste House at Singda after inspecting the dam.
He pledged that his Government will not remain unruffled over the houses and other structures built by encroachers in Singda Dam area after compensations have been paid already.
Stating that the police out-post at the dam site would be inducted with more police personnel so as to ensure proper functioning; Ibobi said about 2 lakh saplings would be planted in the catchment area of the dam during the month of May.
The Singda Dam located about 20 km northwest of Imphal was constructed over Singda River and it was inaugurated in 1995 .
The mega project was taken up aiming at supplying water in greater Imphal besides irrigating agricultural fields in Phayeng and Lamsang in Imphal West district.
According to the state IFCD, 10 houses and another five pan shops in Singda village and 13 houses, including one church and two pan shops in Ireng Hill Slope have been built by encroaching upon the dam area.
On the way back from Singda Dam, the Chief Minister also inspected Imphal Barrage which has been constructed over Imphal River at Oinam Sawombung in Imphal West district.
This project was inaugurated in 1984 and started supplying irrigation water until it had stopped operation in 2010 after its gates were broken down.