Water conservation movement gaining pace in Hailakandi district

A Correspondent

Hailakandi: A water conservation movement is brewing in schools in South Assam’s Hailakandi district. Under the Jal Shakti Abhiyan, several schools have come up with water conservation projects. On Thursday, Deputy Commissioner Keerthi Jalli commissioned such projects in two educational institutions under the Katlicherra education block.

Inaugurating the first water conservation project at Sahabad ME Madrassa, Deputy Commissioner Jalli called upon the students to conserve water and make judicious use of the precious resource at school and at home. “You have to conserve every drop of water and to make proper use of the precious resource at home, school and in your everyday life,” said Jalli.

Hailing the efforts of the school management committee towards water conservation, Jalli asked the students, not to wastewater and to spread the message for conserving water for posterity. She exuded optimism that the project would ensure the use and reuse of water and help in augmenting water conservation efforts.

Addressing the students, Additional Deputy Commissioner RK Dam said it is high time to conserve water as the groundwater level is fast depleting. Later, the Deputy Commissioner visited the nearby 50 No. Shabad High Madrassa and inaugurated another water conservation project. Jalli appealed to the students to save water, save the earth and to spread the message of the importance of conserving water to the villages so that every village come forward to adopt a water project and help to build water conservation movement in the district. She assured all possible support from the district administration towards this end.

Besides inaugurating the water conservation projects, Jalli also went around the campuses of the schools and interacted with the students of different sections. She even took classes and motivated the students to work hard and to dream big in attaining their ambition in life. The Deputy Commissioner asked the headteachers and other faculty members to focus on the students to improve upon the pass percentage. She told the headteachers that there would be no winter holidays or study leave for those appearing in the board exams early next year and classes would remain open on those days. The Deputy Commissioner also inspected the kitchens preparing mid-day meals and the foodstuff being served to the students.

Bolo App launched by the district administration recently was also demonstrated to the students of a primary level to enhance their learning skills. District Project Engineer, Sarba Shiksha Abhiyan, Arijit Chakrabarty said altogether 23 schools across the district have already installed water conservation projects. Chakrabarty disclosed that plans are on the anvil to install 310 such projects in educational institutions in the district within January 31 next year. He said the project is not only cost-effective but also a novel step in mitigating the fast depletion of groundwater through a process of recycling thus minimizing callosal wastage and ensuring purification of water fit for drinking purpose. The water conservation project built at an approximate cost of Rs.10,000 with several layers of sand and pebbles has an average depth of six feet.

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