2 remote villages on Myanmar border get tap water under JJM

New Delhi, Oct 25 : Once totally insurgent infested, two villages situated on India-Myanmar border in northeastern state of Manipur have now got regular water supply under Central government’s Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) project.
Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh inaugurated two water supply projects for these two villages — Khangbarol and Khengjoy in Khengjoy sub-division of Chandel district — under the JJM, Ministry of Jal Shakti said on Sunday.
Khangbarol village in Chandel district, an aspirational district in Manipur is situated 69 km away from district headquarter. The village lies about 30 km from the Indo Myanmar border. There are 82 households in the village. The water supply system has been designed keeping in mind the projected population of about 1,000 till 2041.
With an estimated cost of Rs 60 lakh, this gravity based water supply system ensured tap water connection to all 82 households with a present population of about 450. There is a perennial source of water from “Khangbarollok” located at a distance of six km away from the treatment site.
As the source is located at a higher elevation than the treatment site, a gravity based water supply scheme was taken up.
Khengjoy village is situated at 60 km away from district headquarters. The village is about 20 km from the India-Myanmar border. The newly inaugurated water supply system caters to the water needs of 73 families by providing tap water connection.