UKHRUL, Apr 8
As a part of "Mission Ukhrul", a team under the supervision of Ukhrul AC MLA Ram Muivah has been providing potable drinking water to the people of Ukhrul town since April 7.
Speaking to media persons, Team Mission Ukhrul members, Ashang Shimrah and Chanchui Shang informed that under the overall initiative of Ram Muivah drinking water will be provided free of cost to every nook and corner of Ukhrul town where there is acute shortage of water specially for students who are appearing the board examinations.
"Considering the sufferings of the people of Ukhrul especially the students who are standing in long lines to fetch water during the ongoing board examinations due to the scarcity of water, the MLA took up this vital initiative", they added.
It may be mentioned that even with an average of 1763.7 mm annual rainfall, Ukhrul struggles to keep up with the demand for domestic water, especially during the dry seasons.
According to the team, on the first day, drinking water was provided to the whole of Humpum village using 4 water tanker vehicles while about 1.15 lakh litres of water was distributed in Ukhrul town on Friday.
The people of Ukhrul expressed their gratitude to Ram Muivah and Team Mission Ukhrul for providing the much needed drinking water.