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Sekmai Dam : Chief Engineer should be punished, demands local body
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Nomita Khongbantabam
Imphal, August 09 2015 :
A local organization Koirengei Awang Leikai Chaokhat Thourang (KALCT) on Sunday demanded the State Government to punish the Chief Engineer whose alleged negligence had led to the collapse of the Sekmai Dam recently.
A public meeting held near the breached Dam also demanded that the Minor Irrigation Department should provide irrigation to all paddy fields in the surrounding area within three days.
The gathering was organised by KALCT under the aegis of Lamshang constituency MLA W Brajabidhu.
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MLA Brajabidhu assured that he would consult the responsible department to ensure timely repairing of the collapsed dam and sought suggestions from the locals to decide the next course of action.
The Sekmai Dam was constructed at the cost of Rs 4.22 crore sponsored by the North Eastern Council (NEC) .
KALCT Chairman Nandalal Angomcha condemned the Chief Engineer who was tasked with the dam construction and demanded that he be punished by the Government for his laxity.
However, he urged the Government to build a temporary dam to supply irrigation to paddy fields and sought help from the local MLA in expediting the plan.
Nandalal also said that the condition of the existing bridge near the Sekmai Dam was in a deplorable situation and expressed disappointment over the lack of a regular Chief Engineer of the department.
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