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A.
Complete revamping of the old water supply system
(2950 metres) along with the filtration plant and
extension of piped water supply (1400 metres) with a
new underground pipeline to provide safe drinking
water to the villagers.
B.
Development of ponds/water bodies for fisheries,
environmental conservation and ecological balance.
We undertook the digging of two ponds covering an
area of 11 bighas using JCBs initially, but had to finally
use the bigger excavators with tracks to negotiate in
the muddy water where JCBs could not work.
Dumper Trucks were also used to remove the huge
quantity of soil excavated and this soil was used to fill
up low lying areas of a nearby football field which had
water logging problems during the rainy season. After
leveling the soil the village football field has also been
revamped and improved. On the auspicious occasion
of Rangali Bihu the villagers introduced 170 kg of fish
spawn in the two ponds. Different varieties of fish
spawn like Rahu,Mirika, Bhakua and Common Carp
were introduced.
On 19 May 2015 the villagers arranged to plant 150
coconut saplings on the ‘bundh’ around the fish ponds.
After the planting was done by the whole village
community, the men enclosed the area with fencing
provided by MRIL under the CSR project.
C.
A water supply project was also undertaken in the
Srimanta Sankardev Satra – Borengajuli, where boring
was done to a depth of 160 feet after conducting
resistivity tests to ascertain the quantum and yield of
available water. An overhead tank has been
constructed and an underground water pipeline
system has been laid out for the Satra and adjoining
local LP School which had no water supply earlier.
This has been a boon to the school children and also
to the large number of devotees who come to the Satra
from as far away as Barpeta.
D.
Infrastructure development projects for the
production of vermi-compost in the nearby villages,
with a buy-back scheme for the vermi-compost
generated, have been started in Khasiachuba village
near Borengajuli T.E. and Garuajhar village near
Bhooteachang T.E. These are being undertaken to
promote environmental sustainability and ecological
balance. The vermi-compost will be bought from the
villagers by the MRIL estates, thus providing them
with a means of livelihood and encouraging the socio-
economic development of the area.
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