KSO bans water supply scheme
Source: Hueiyen News Service / NNN
Imphal, December 18 2013:
Kuki Students' Organisation (KSO), Thangting unit has banned the operation of the Accelerated Water Supply Scheme under Bishnupur PHED at Masem Lui (Ngaidei River) .
According to the KSO, Thangting unit, the water at Masem Lui (Ngaidei River) is not sufficiently at all for supply of large number of people.
The water Masem Lui is enough for the people and there is no question of accelerating to other locations.
Due to shortage of water at Masem Lui, the said project undertaken by Bishnupur PHED has stopped with immediate effect.
It also said the village chiefs were not consulted at the time of implementing the Scheme.
As per the Kuki customary laws, the village chief must be consulted and taken into confidence before taking out any project, work or scheme and the work is to be taken up only after the consent of the village chief, which is not the case here.
The Kuki student body then alleged that the Government has failed in its promise in the present case.
The promise made by the government must be fulfilled before taking up any project in Thangting area.