Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 12 2009:
GOC 57 Mountain Division Maj Gen Shakti Gurung has inaugurated the water supply project developed by the 5 Assam Rifles at Ancestral War Memorial cum Bio-diversity Park, Ningsingkhul in Jiribam sub-division.
The project inaugurated today involved digging tube well, installation of a submersible pump, laying of water pipe-line, construction of a power house and water storage facility, said a PIB (DW) release.
Informing that the project worth Rs 4 lakh is one of the major projects undertaken by the Army in the area, the release further said the project was executed by the 5 Assam Rifles with the assistance of a local NGO namely Pari Puri Athouba Ningsing Lup.
In his brief address, the GOC pledged to take up more such projects in the future so as to bridge the gap between the locals and the Army.