AR dedicates water supply project
Source: The Sangai Express
Chandel, February 17 2019:
Chandel Bn of 26 Sector AR under the aegis of IGAR (South) dedicated a water supply project to Phaichumbung village.
The village has been facing many grievances from lack of water supply since its inception in 1982 until recently, in October 2018, AR discovered the dire need of a water supply system, conveyed a statement of IGAR (S).
The village authorities approached and the work initiated.
Technical survey of the project was completed, 860 feet of 2.5 inch diameter GI pipes were procured and handed over to the village authorities.
Speaking about the project, the village chieftain T Haokip said that Assam Rifles is the first public body to reciprocate to the needs of the villagers and effectively eradicate a critical issue of the village.
The project took two months to complete and is able to supply 29 KL of water daily to the village without any pumping effort.
The inauguration function was attended by a total of 78 villagers including 44 men, 30 women and 4 children.