Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, July 19 2009:
Personnel of 12 MARATHA LI of 9 sector under HQ IG AR(South) extended a helping hand to the villagers of Malom in digging water ponds in the village, which are a source of water for daily chores.
A press release from PRO, HQ IG AR (South) today informed that keeping in mind the daily requirement of water for the villagers in its area of responsibility, 12 MARATHA LI in collaboration with Meira Paibis of Malom village took up the task of digging up of existing water sources in the village.
Under this venture the common water points in the village were dug up so as to clean up the weeds and silt and increase their storage capacity.
One JCB and one tipper were used for the task.
The villagers have appreciated the efforts and thanked the personnel of the battalion for their support, the press release added.