Shillong: After months of delay caused by land-related constraints, work on the New Shillong Township Water Supply Scheme has picked up pace, with construction activities now progressing across multiple components of the project.
Meghalaya Public Health Engineering Minister Marcuise Marak, who inspected the project site at Nongkhali village, said the major hurdle disputes that had stalled road construction leading to the site has been addressed, allowing work to resume in full measure.
Officials accompanying him confirmed that the project is now moving steadily, even though different segments are at varying stages of execution.
At present, overall physical progress has reached around 30 per cent.
Construction of the dam, a critical component of the scheme, has already begun and is targeted for completion by next year.
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Once the dam is in place, work on the jackwell pump will be taken up as the next phase.
When completed, the water supply system is expected to meet the drinking water needs of New Shillong Township as well as 32 nearby villages.
The first phase of the project has received administrative sanction under the State Plan at an estimated cost of Rs 538.44 crore.
Authorities said the system will initially deliver about 33 million litres of water per day, with the capacity proposed to be expanded to 70 MLD in the long term.
