Check invasion upon Singda Project site
Sir,
I would like to draw the attention of the authorities concerned about the Vulnerable conditions of Singda Water Treatment Plant (SWTP) through your esteemed paper. We have informed the authorities many times verbally and in written about the pathetic conditions and illegal constructions carried out by encroachers within the premises of the SWTP but no concrete steps have been taken so far. There are constructions still going on, houses are coming up, ground levelling are being done, fences are no more seen, people are seen taking bath in the water of the tunnel that comes form Singda Dam, trees are being cut down without any objection from the employees posted there. It shows total negligence from the authorities. If the prevailing conditions continue then it is likely to contaminate the water and the outcome could be worse.
I wonder why the issue has been bogged down even after information has been brought to their notice. Are the authorities in collution with the encrochers, unmindful of the Supreme Court’s order of no private buildings in public properties is a thought that lingered in the minds of many after considering all the facts.
Such a pathetic official should be suspended and befitting punishment meted out for risking the lives of thousands of people who use water from this plant.
I think it will not be a labyrinth process to pull down the illegal constructions and fence it properly. We need some actions and it should not fizzle out.
We are fed up of assurance, even the ‘assurance’ for clean drinking water which has been deprived for many years in spite of having two water treatment plants.
Yours faithfully,
Ningthoujam Max Chakpa
Singda Kadangband Part - I.