Under-construction sewage treatment plant inspected at Naharlagun

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ITANAGAR: Mayor Tamme Phassang, along with Commissioner of Itanagar Municipal Corporation (IMC) and engineers inspected the under-construction sewerage treatment plant at Naharlagun and directed the officials and contractors to complete the project as per guidelines.

Speaking to the media, the mayor informed that the project was sanctioned under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 1.0 with a project cost of Rs 36 crore in 2018. The STP will be helpful in treating the wastewater coming out of the sewage systems of the Naharlagun area once it is completed. He also divulged that the STP is also important, as the National Green Tribunal has its eye on the project and has already imposed penalties on the IMC for the absence of this plant.

In 2018, the Itanagar Municipal Corporation’ was not established; however, it is our duty to maintain the DPR and complete the project as per the agreement, he added, while asserting that, during his tenure as mayor, not a single penny was released against the project. Whatever funds were released earlier, they were from the official end. Funds against the said project are available with IMC, and they will be released as per the agreement only against the completed work, stated the mayor.

He also informed that a committee composed of corporators led by Kipa Takum along with Lokam Anand, Tamuk Tagiang, and Tadar Hanghi has been formed to supervise the project so that the plant can be completed as soon as possible without compromising its quality.

Earlier, Executive Engineer-IMC (P-I) Yumlam Take expressed resentment over the delay of the project. The amount of funds released earlier by the IMC does not resemble the groundwork. We have been issuing show cause notices to the contractor to expedite the work, added EE Take. Meanwhile, contractor Khyoda Raja assured to expedite the work and maintain the quality. The civil works are almost completed, but there are some technical works that need to be done by the concerned company only, he added.

Among others, IMC Commissioner Likha Teji, Corporators Kipa Takum, Lokam Anand, Tamuk Tagiang, and Tadar Hanghi, along with other officials of the IMC, also accompanied the Mayor in the inspection.

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