ITANAGAR, Jul 31:In order to take stock of flood damages and restoration works, status of disinfection of potable water supplied to consumers, review and assessment of preparedness to meet the revised target of ODF under Swachh Bharat Mission by December next and inspection of various water supply installations, Chief Engineer PHED (EZ), Er Tomo Basar embarked on a district tour of Lower Dibang valley, East Siang, Siang and West Siang which concluded today.

At Roing, the CE inspected rural water supply schemes at Jia and Awango village and the urban water supply project of Roing township. He also attended a Gram Sabha meeting at Denlo village, where he urged the villagers to attain swachhta in true sense through SBM programme and on a sustainable basis while also motivating them to protect the catchment areas of drinking water sources.

The Chief Engineer with his team also had a meeting with the Deputy Commissioner, Deepak Shinde, Project Director RD, DDSE and Panchayat officials. Through power point presentation, water and sanitation aspects in the district were discussed in detail. The CE while acknowledging the role of the DCs in the progress of SBM programme, in particular highlighted the challenges to meet the revised target of SBM especially to convert defunct and insanitary toilets and to make sustainable use of the assets created.

He also explained the need to converge efforts and funding in making the SLWM component of SBM sustainable and on achieving the vision of the Prime Minister to provide safe water to all by 2022.

The Deputy Commissioner while informing of the interventions and the guidance that he is giving to the team PHED at Roing, assured of sparing some fund from his end to meet up the deficit in SBM if any. Improving water supply in schools was also discussed and its necessity emphasised. The Deputy Commissioner desired that DDSE and the EE PHED Roing should undertake a joint survey to update the shortcomings in the water supply status in schools and its toilets.

The CE also met the local MLA Muchu Mithi and discussed the additional works to be carried out at Roing township for augmentation and equitable distribution of water. The MLA assured support from SIDF component and also to place the need before the government from his end.

Earlier on July 27 last, the Chief Engineer reviewed the flood damage and restoration works under Pasighat Division with the team of PHED Pasighat. At Pangin on the same day, he discussed the drinking water and SBM details with DC Rahul Singh.

The duo after inspection of water supply facility in Pangin attended a Gram Sabha meeting at Yeksi village where the relation of health, hygiene and sanitation, the role of the Village Water & Sanitation Committee and the villagers as a whole were discussed.

The next day, the CE took a detailed inspection of the water supply project of Aalo township, its sources at Ene and entire raw water alignment, Hide sources and the existing WTP and distribution tanks. While agreeing to the need for a long term and short term solution to the water supply problem of Aalo township, he conveyed the commitment of the government on both the fronts and encouraged the department officials to keep the commitment and sincerity going in the field. School water supply system of Pobdi secondary school was also inspected along with the restoration work of water supply system at Bene village. Similarly at Basar, flood damages, its restoration works were reviewed with the department officials.

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
      She is a graduate in Science with post graduation in Sociology from University of Pune. She has been in the media industry for nearly a decade. Before turning to print business, she has been associated with radio and television.
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