CM lays foundation stone of water treatment plant at Tura
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma Tuesday laid the foundation of a water treatment plant here in West Garo Hills district.
Speaking on the occasion, he said the scheme is funded by the Ministry of Development of North East Region (DONER) under North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS).
Referring to the water scarcity problem faced by the people during lean season, he said the project when completed will solve the water crisis problem of the people of Tura town to a large extent.
The chief minister said the paper work and DPR for the said project took about a year and finally it has been sanctioned with an amount of Rs 35 crore and it would be completed in one years time.
He directed the district deputy commissioner, chief engineer and the officials of the concerned department to monitor the project regularly so as to ensure that the implementation of the said project is completed within the stipulated time frame and added that he would also ...