Dg.
Rasik Mohan Chakma, MLA and CEM, CADC inspects progress of under-construction
Water Treatment Plant under Chawngte Rural Drinking Water Supply Scheme
No.39/2023
Kamalanagar, 20
December 2023: Member of Legislative Assembly, 36-Tuichawng
Assembly Constituency, Mizoram, and Chief Executive Member, CADC, Dg. Rasik
Mohan Chakma, led a team of Executive Committee Members, MDCs and officials
from PHE Department to the site of the Water Treatment Plant being constructed under
the Chawngte Rural Drinking Water Supply Scheme at
Sadarasuk on Monday. The purpose of the visit was to assess the current status
of the project, which is expected to significantly improve the water supply in
the Chawngte area. He was also accompanied by Dg. Nirupam Chakma, MDC and a
prominent leader representing the opposition benches in the council.
During the
inspection, the team meticulously examined various components of the water
treatment plant, including the infiltration gallery, pump house, filter and chemical
house, and reservoir. Dg. A. Bindulal Chakma, Junior Engineer from the PHE
Chawngte Section, provided detailed technical explanations of the
infrastructure and their respective functions. Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma expressed
his satisfaction with the progress made on the project.
The Chawngte Rural
Drinking Water Supply Scheme is a significant initiative undertaken by the CADC
authority under the leadership of Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma and implemented by
Public Health Engineering Department, Government of Mizoram with fund provision
from National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). The project, initiated in January 2021 at a
cost of Rs. 9 Crore, is on track for completion in March 2024. Once
operational, the facility is expected to significantly alleviate the long-standing
water crisis faced by residents of Kamalanagar town, including the Chawngte
area. It will have the capacity to supply water to the residents for a minimum
of 12 hours a day. The project also includes providing free water connections
to the uncovered areas of Kamalanagar and Chawngte.
Earlier on the day,
CEM Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma and his team visited the designated site for an
education and community development project at Kamalanagar-VI. The land,
donated by Dg. Birendra Bijoy Chakma of Kamalanagar-I, had been chosen for the
establishment of a Middle School, an Anganwadi Center, and a Village Council
House. Earth cutting and leveling of the site has already been completed.
Published by: Information
& Public Relations Department, Chakma Autonomous
District Council,
Kamalanagar.