L Dikho inaugurates water supply scheme at Lairouching
Source: The Sangai Express

Senapati, March 05 2025: Lairouching villagers in Senapati district under Maram Police Station celebrate in joy with arrival of the first drinking water supply in the village that was taken up under NDB Project of PHED, Manipur.

The inaugural function of the drinking water supply was inaugurated by MLA Losii Dikho as the chief guest and R Joel Rangnamei, EE, PHED, Senapati as the guest of honour respectively.

Speaking at the event.

Ng Joseph, Principal, P P Christian Eng High School, Lairouching in his words of appreciation stated that the whole villagers of Lairouching were ecstatic to see the coming of a new water supply scheme in the village.

He stated that women of the village used to fetch water from a particular pond for domestic uses from early morning from a distance of more than 1 km.

He continued that the inauguration of the water supply in the village will ease the woes of the villagers, and uplift the living standard of the villagers.

Senapati PHED EE, R Joel in his speech lauded the villagers of Lairouching for their sincerity and effort in making the water supply a successful project.

He further urged the villagers to pay compulsory taxes to the Govt of Rs 100 per household for every water tap connection in which Rs 80 will be utilised for maintenance of the project and Rs 20 to the Govt.Adding that tax is to acknowledge what the Govt has given to the public/village.

The EE mentioned the need to preserve forest and environment.

Speaking as the chief guest, MLA Dikho said that the villagers of Lairouching is blessed in different ways where the village is surrounded by the Barak River on the east and west, feasible for cultivation, abundant in sunshine, sloppy land without steep region, national highway, the army cantonment at the village, etc.

He stated that the coming of water supply can expect lots of development in the village in the near future.

The MLA also urged the villagers to plan for a tourist spot at the village and make it the cleanest village in the region.

He stated that such projects have been inaugurated at different places where people reeled under water scarcity when he was the minister of PHED.

At the event, different cultural presentations were displayed by the villagers during the inaugural program.

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