Officials during their visit to Springshed management work at Thizama on August 22. (Morung Photo)
Our Correspondent
Kohima | August 24
S.K.M Guite, Deputy Adviser (Forestry), Abid Hussain, Research Investigator from Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development New Delhi and Vargish Bamola, expert from Himmotthan Society, Dehradun visited Nagaland state to monitor the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana-Watershed Development Component (PMKSY-WDC 2.0) projects and the springs rejuvenation works.
The team accompanied by the officials of the State’s Department of Land Resources visited project locations at Kohima and Peren districts from August 22 to 23.
The visiting officials accompanied by the officials of the SLNA Nagaland & the Department had inspected Springshed management work at Thizama village which was implemented under PMKSY-WDC 1.0.
Neizelie Zatsu, Head GB Thizama village thanked the Ministry and Department of Land Resource for extending drinking water to around 200 households through springs rejuvenation works at Thizama. The Department informed that the pipelines and water storage tanks were provided under JJM Scheme by Public Health Engineering Department (PHD) Nagaland.
The officials also visited Percolation tanks, bench terraces, banana plantation and coffee plantations at Zhadima and coffee processing plant of Naga Tribal Coffee at Tsiesema on August 22.
Thanking the team for visiting his farm, Vizosielie Khoubve of BigLife Farm, Zhadima, was optimistic that the Water Harvesting Structure project at Zhadima would help strengthen agricultural activities and boost the rural economy.
Ministry officials also visited Gaili Namdi village and Inbung village under Peren district on August 23 to monitor the implementation of springs rejuvenation works and natural resource management works under the project.
