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Jorhat deploys 100 water purifiers as floods hit 59 villages
Jorhat district, where 59 villages remain inundated and over 20,000 people are affected, has distributed 100 gravity-based water purification units to tackle the shortage of safe drinking water. Of these, 75 units…
The Story in Brief
Jorhat district, where 59 villages remain inundated and over 20,000 people are affected, has distributed 100 gravity-based water purification units to tackle the shortage of safe drinking water. Of these, 75 units are for individual households and 25 for community use, officials said on Saturday.
The units, developed by CSIR-NEERI, operate without electricity and were handed over at Jonakimondal village. Household units have two 22-litre vessels and serve five to six people; community units have two 100-litre vessels and cater to about 10 households. The remaining units were given to the district commissioner for further distribution under a CSR initiative.
The Indian Opinion
Flood relief often gets reduced to a photo-op with cheques. Here, the government and CSIR have deployed a simple, electricity-free filter, a practical tool that works when the grid is down. The real test is not the distribution but whether these units reach the 59 still-inundated villages and continue to function after the media leaves. Will the administration track usage and restock filters before the next flood? That will separate genuine relief from a headline.
Source: assamtribune.com
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