From Our Correspondent
GUWAHATI: In an innovative move a water conservation movement has been initiated in schools in South Assam’s Hailakandi district by the district administration.
Under the Jal Prakalpa, several schools have come up with water conservation projects. Deputy Commissioner Keerthi Jalli has commissioned such projects in two educational institutions under Katlicherra education block in the district.
Inaugurating the first water conservation project at Sahabad ME Madrassa, Jalli called upon the students to conserve water and make judicious use of the precious resource at school and at home.
She exuded optimism that the project would ensure use and reuse of water and help augmenting water conservation efforts.
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.
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.