Director, Ministry of Power, and CGWB Scientist Inspect Proposed Korangnala Dam Site at Harinagar Amid Local Water Crisis

Rabindranath Biswas
Harinagar/Diglipur, Nov. 08: Shri Arun Kumar Garg Director, Ministry of Power & CNO JSA N&M Andaman and Ms Chirashree Mohanty Scientist “D” CGWB, Ministry of Jal Skati, accompanied by APWD Engineers Shri Abdul Mubeen AE (EE i/c) and Shri Ajit Chowdhery AE with JEs, Pradhan, Up-Pradhan, Zilla Parishad members and all PRI Members visited the proposed Korangnala Dam site for inspecting the on site situation yesterday.

According to information, after the visit at the Korangnala Dam site, the Pradhan, Gram Panchayat Harinagar, Shri Manojit Halder along with Shri Sankar Mondal ZP, Mamta Biswas, Up-Pradhan and all PRI Members reportedly invited the team in the Panchayat Office of GP Harinagar and welcomed the Director and the scientist with bouquet and shawls. The Pradhan then elaborated his efforts regarding the construction of Dam and told that with the support of the Chief Secretary Andaman and Nicobar Administration only the survey of the said project is in ongoing process and without the approval of the concerned Ministry reportedly there is no chance of construction of Dam at Korangnala, the Pradhan informed. Mr. Halder then requested the team to look into the matter seriously as only this project can solve the problem of water in the entire area, he said. The Pradhan expressed his thanks for their positive approach and demanded to execute the project as early as possible and redress the water problem of this panchayat. The team assured the Pradhan that they will do their level best so that the project can be started at the earliest, the Pradhan further added.

Notably, recently Andaman Sheekha Daily published the news of the age-old damaged check dams under GP Harinagar resulting in a shortage of drinking water for the villagers in the region; and the visit of the Director, Ministry of Power, CGWB Scientist, Ministry of Jal Skati & CNO JSA N&M Andaman at the proposed Korangnala Dam site yesterday is undeniably an impact of the publishing of the news by ASD. Andaman Sheekha Daily continually puts its best efforts to reach out to the ground level and people and carries the grievances of the people in the daily.