Source: Hueiyen News Service / Daniel Kamei
Tamenglong, August 03 2010:
To avail drinking opportunity during dried season in town area the SDO Tamenglong has constructed six water tanks capacity of one lakhs litres each in different places in Tamenlgong town area.
The project was taken up under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee, MGNREGS and implemented by C Arthur W, IAS SDO Tamenglong.
'To harvest rain water from big house roof like church building we have constructed six water tanks in Dailong village, Khongjaron, church complex of Zeliangrong Baptist Church, Town Baptist Church, Pisga, Auxiliam church complexes', C Arthur W, IAS told the reporter.
Construction was unavoidably delay due to prolonged economic blockade on NH 53 and 39 cement was running out of stocks in Tamenglong, however, all works would be completed by the end of August 2010 .
The prices of sands, iron bars and wages labourers were immensely high.
'During economic days I have to give rice to the labourers', recalled C Arthur W, IAS, SDO Tamenglong.
Tamenglong District Headquarter face immense shortage of water during dried season starting from November, December, January, March and April every year.
In the meantime, SDO Tamenglong 11 beat SDO Tosuem 11 by 2: 1 goal in friendly football match today afternoon.