Port Blair, Dec 19: The RO Plant (Water ATM) installed at Burning Ghat at Ward No.7 under MPLADS fund of 16th Lok Sabha has been inaugurated by Mr.Bishnu Pada Ray, Ex-Member of Parliament in the presence of Mr. Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Member of Parliament of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Smti. Ms Smitha R, IAS, Secretary of Port Blair Municipal Council today on 19th December 2022.
During the inauguration function, Smti. Amar Devi, Councillor, Ward No.7 of Port Blair Municipal Council, Smti. Asha, Executive Engineer (Water), PBMC, other prominent residents of the area and a large number of the general public were also present.
Similarly, the another RO plant (Water ATM) installed at Dairy Farm junction, near Lord Ganesh Temple, Ward No.9 under MPLADS fund of 16th Lok Sabha also been inaugurated by the Ex-Member of Parliament Mr.Bishnu Pada Ray in the presence of Mr. Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Member of Parliament of A&N Islands and Ms Smitha R, IAS, Secretary, Port Blair Municipal Council on 19th December 2022.
In the inauguration function at Dairy Farm, Mr. B. Padmanabhan, Councillor of Ward No. 15, Mr. Y Joga Rao, Councillor of Ward No.14, Mr. V Ravichandran, Councillor Ward No.9 of Port Blair Municipal Council, Smti. Asha, Executive Engineer (Water) PBMC, officials of PBMC besides other prominent residents of the area and a large number of the general public were present.
Addressing the gathering the Member of Parliament Mr. Kuleeep Rai Sharma said that there was a demand for making availability of safe drinking water for the commuters in these locations. Now with the installation of these Water ATMs, these will be of great use to the people visiting these areas. However, Mr. Kuldeep Rai Sharma, MP requested the Secretary, PBMC and Executive Engineer (Water) PBMC present in the functions that the PBMC need to ensure proper upkeep and maintenance of these assets created out of public fund so that the basic objective for providing safe drinking water to the general public would be fulfilled in real manner.
Both the works were carried out by the Port Blair Municipal Council being the executing agency of MPLADS work for which the long pending demand of the general public for having safe drinking water facilities at both the locations have been fulfilled.