Mangan councilors and PHE staff conduct joint inspection of Mangan water source

MANGAN, 12 Jan: On 11 January, the Mangan Nagar Panchayat president, Karma Jigdal Bhutia, and Councilor PK Malu, accompanied by Junior Engineer of PHE Department and staff of Mangan district inspected the Khamsing Dara and Ringhim water reservoir sites to try and work towards resolving the water scarcity problem being faced by Mangan bazaar since December last year.
It was found that water levels at the reservoir were slightly low but still enough to meet the demand of Mangan bazaar. Therefore, the field staff were directed to check water supply connections and solve the problem at the earliest.
PHE water supply pipelines and RCC water tanks are old and damaged starting from the Kalaow area up to Mangan bazaar and need immediate maintenance work. In view of this, President MNP suggested that the engineers of the department should conduct proper survey and submit a report to higher authorities for approval.
It was also informed that, the department is facing a shortage of field staffs (fitters) and one control room needs to be set up near Khamsing Dara so that at least one field staff can stay there to ensure proper service. The new RCC water tank situated above Mangan Post Office which was completed in 2008 is still not functional. Department engineers deliberated on making this water tank functional at the earliest.
Another water supply project was started at Rabom under Kalaow ward and the area had good water supply, but the supply pipelines were damaged in the earthquake of September 2011. The MNP President suggested that repair works should be initiated to meet the increasing demands.