The long-awaited augmentation of water supply project to Wokha town was commissioned by Nagaland minister for PHED, Jacob Zhimomi, at Witter Theological College (WTC) compound, Vankhosung Friday. According to an official bulletin, the project which began in the year 2013 and taken up at the cost of Rs.1870.75 lakh is funded under Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER).
Speaking during the commissioning programme, the minister congratulated all stakeholders involved in the projects and said the efforts they put in led to successful completion and commissioning of the augmentation project on time.
Stating that government was only a felicitator of an asset created for the people, Jacob appealed to all sections of the people to utilise the facility judiciously.
The minister said that government acts as felicitator where schemes and development are implemented for the public. In this regard, he urged the people to use the newly commissioned water supply with a sense of ownership.
Jacob also called for protection of the catchment area by planting more trees for sustainability of the project.
Commissioner & Secretary PHED, Dr. Maongwati Aier, who chaired the programme, also congratulated both the department and Wokha village for making the project a reality for the benefit of the dwellers of Wokha town.
This project is a single stage pumping where water will be pumped from catchment area to Pressure Break Tank located at WTC compound, Vankhosung and distributed to the town by gravity system installed at NAP camp and Ganga Post.
Through this project, the dwellers of Wokha town would now be getting 6 lakh cubic litters per day during the lean season. At least 600 households covering 20 sectors of Wokha town will be benefited.
Delivering a short speech, Lotha Hoho secretary, Er. Mhondamo Ovung, urged the citizens of the Wokha town to use the facility with sense of ownership. Thanking the government for choosing the catchment area in Wokha village, the Wokha village council chairman urged that government to honour the MoU signed between the two parties. He assured the department that the council would protect and take the ownership for the safety of the project. Later in the day, the minister also visited the EE (PHED) office and had interaction with the officers and staff.