The Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) of Churachandpur district accompanied by Churachandpur police disconnected illegal tapping of water at Tualnuam village in Churachandpur district on Wednesday.
The PHED team led by Section Officer, Lamka Division Lalrindik and accompanied by the police disconnected the illegal tapping at Tualnuam village which comes under Zone-III of water supply in Churachandpur. In continuation of the exercise which started last month, the person involved in the illegal tapping was reprimanded with a warning not to repeat the act.
Around 30 cases of illegal tapping of water have been detected so far and necessary action has been taken by the PHED, Churachandpur after they initiated a drive against unauthorised taping of water meant for the authorised consumers.
The SO of PHED appealed to the people not to practice the illegal tapping of water, telling that it was not an easy task for them as they had to seal off the water supply line where the illegal tapping was detected. The practice deprives the consumers of drinking water as most tapping is done at the main supply line which needs to be stopped or sealed off to repair the damage, he said.
The drive is being conducted in continuous effort to provide adequate drinking water to the people of Churachandpur town from Khuga dam water reservoir.
