Katihar: The work of a tap water supply in Katihar Urban Households in a full swing under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation Project and Urban Transformation (Amrut) in the Regency, officials said.
In the first phase, 16,451 of the 21,054 households had begun to get tap drinking water, which was 78% of the target.
In phase II, 6,422 (94%) of 6,716 targeted households have begun to receive water.
The executive engineer Buidco Kapil Deo Prasad said the cost of the project was around RS155 Crore.
He said 14 Borewells had been built.
However, three projects under the empire in Katihar have faced obstacles because of land’s illness suitable for that purpose.
It’s in Laliyah, Industrial Zone and Gami Teach.
Land Marshy and puddles create problems in building an overhead tank for water storage and its supply to city households.
Even caring for water before making him fit to drink is a challenging task for officials of the urban development department in Katihar because the region has iron content in high water.
The assistant engineer in Buidco, Pankaj Kumar, said, “The iron level in the water is 8ppm.
With the help of the pressure filtration technology that we occupy the iron content to 0.3ppm.
We appeal to every household to utilize pipe water supply, because it’s free and Water treated inhabited for consumption.
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