Wire theft forces shutdown of Chinga WTP
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, December 22 2023:
The intake unit of the Chinga Water Treatment Plant (WTP) will not be operational for a few days due to theft of essential components from the premises of the intake unit In a release, Water Supply Construction Division PHED Manipur assistant engineer II Th Ajit Singh informed that wires of the intake motors were found stolen on Thursday night leaving the Chinga WTP non-operational.
Such acts of thievery are condemnable, especially amid the unrest situation.
The thieves should be aware of the fact that their actions have serious repercussions on one of the basic requirements of the general public, he condemned, while adding that the Chinga WTP will not be able to supply piped water until new wires are installed.
He urged general public/consumers under Chinga Water treatment plant to bear the inconveniences faced.