HT Correspondent
DIBRUGARH, July 22: An Integrated Water Treatment Plant at Medo in Arunachal Pradesh’s Namsai district is providing free drinking water to 10 villages under the Chongkham block, benefiting a population of around 22,000.
Implemented by the Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED), Namsai Division, the facility is supplying water to 1,285 households across 10 habitations.
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Built with an outlay of ₹32 crore, the plant has a treatment capacity of 2.70 million litres per day (MLD).
It sources water from a jack well constructed in a riverbed and is powered by both solar energy and conventional supply, with generator backup during outages.
“The project was established about five years ago. Now, around 22,000 residents are receiving clean water daily,” said an official of the water treatment plant.
Local residents had donated approximately 3.3 acres of land to facilitate the construction of the plant.
The facility has also emerged as a tourist destination, with visitors from Assam and neighbouring regions frequenting the site to enjoy the scenic beauty and beat the summer heat.
“The revenue generated from tourism is used for the plant’s maintenance,” said Haage Guro, Junior Engineer, PHED.
He added that the plant has become a popular summer retreat, attracting tourists from Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Sivasagar and other parts of Assam.
“I have come from Dibrugarh with my family. This place is beautiful and well maintained,” said Manob Mahanta, a visitor from Assam.
The water treatment plant stands as a rare example of a government welfare project successfully meeting its twin objectives of public service and local economic activity.
