PHED officials along with the Mangmetong villagers on Friday, November 11, 2011. A team of PHED Mokokchung Division visited the Mangmetong village as part of the Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Exercise under the Total Sanitation Campaign. The officials interacted with the villagers and took noted down the views, opinions and grievances of the villagers with regard to the PHED programmes. (Photo courtesy: PHED Mkg Division)
Mokokchung, November 11 (MExN): Mangmetong villagers under Mokokchung district are drinking water drawn from rusted and corroded water-pipes for the past many years, that’s what a team of visiting PHED Mokokchung Division officials were told today.
The team of four PHED Mokongchung Division officials, who are visiting different villages as part of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Exercise under the Total Sanitation Campaign, interacted with the villagers from different bodies like the Village Council, Church members, Angangwadi Workers, Students’ Bodies, School teachers etc. The PRA exercise is being sponsored by WSSO PHED Nagaland, Kohima.
During the interaction, the villagers aired out their views and opinions and also their grievances. While maintaining that good drinking water is very important, the villagers disclosed that the water pipes were installed in the year 1962 and now it is all rusted. The villagers also expressed doubt that they might be suffering from different ailments after drinking the water drawn through the rusted pipes. In this connection, villagers appealed the concerned department to replace the old pipes with new ones, so that they can once again enjoy fresh potable water. Nonethless, the villagers also expressed deep gratitude to the visiting team for coming to the village and listening to the views and opinions of the villagers, besides educating them on the importance of drinking clean water and sanitation.
The visiting PHED team apprised the villagers on the importance on quality water and sanitation in the village. The team also educated the villagers on the long-term benefits of drinking quality water, maintaining basic hygienic lifestyles and to sense of ownership regarding the governmental aids and funds.
It maybe noted here that the PHED Mokokchung Division will be visiting some villages in the village as part of this Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Exercise. This exercise is mostly about data collection from different rural areas on the condition of water and sanitation for a thorough study by the department. The department has already visited one village, Mekuli on Thursday, November 10. This is the second village the department has visited, and the team will be visiting eleven more villages during the whole month, informed a PHED official.
The team of four PHED Mokongchung Division officials, who are visiting different villages as part of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Exercise under the Total Sanitation Campaign, interacted with the villagers from different bodies like the Village Council, Church members, Angangwadi Workers, Students’ Bodies, School teachers etc. The PRA exercise is being sponsored by WSSO PHED Nagaland, Kohima.
During the interaction, the villagers aired out their views and opinions and also their grievances. While maintaining that good drinking water is very important, the villagers disclosed that the water pipes were installed in the year 1962 and now it is all rusted. The villagers also expressed doubt that they might be suffering from different ailments after drinking the water drawn through the rusted pipes. In this connection, villagers appealed the concerned department to replace the old pipes with new ones, so that they can once again enjoy fresh potable water. Nonethless, the villagers also expressed deep gratitude to the visiting team for coming to the village and listening to the views and opinions of the villagers, besides educating them on the importance of drinking clean water and sanitation.
The visiting PHED team apprised the villagers on the importance on quality water and sanitation in the village. The team also educated the villagers on the long-term benefits of drinking quality water, maintaining basic hygienic lifestyles and to sense of ownership regarding the governmental aids and funds.
It maybe noted here that the PHED Mokokchung Division will be visiting some villages in the village as part of this Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Exercise. This exercise is mostly about data collection from different rural areas on the condition of water and sanitation for a thorough study by the department. The department has already visited one village, Mekuli on Thursday, November 10. This is the second village the department has visited, and the team will be visiting eleven more villages during the whole month, informed a PHED official.
