Annual sanitary report of the Province of Assam.

  • Assam
Date:
[1914]
Catalogue details

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Credit: Annual sanitary report of the Province of Assam. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Sibsagnr.—Tlic water-works in tlie town of Jorhat Iiaye keen practically complet¬ ed, but will not be available for use until the rains have filled the tank from which the supply will be derived. A sluice gate and weir to provide for a continuous flow of water in a stream passing by the town during the dry months have been construct¬ ed. Previously the bed of the stream was a nuisance during- the dry months. Earth-work on the drinking water tanks in the town of Golaghat has practical!y been completed and work will shortly be started on the construction of the water lift and fencing. The work on the surface drains of the town has been completed. The construc¬ tion of concrete blocks for the maintenance of a uniform gradient is still in progress. Steps are being taken to All up certain insanitary tanks in the town. A scheme for the water-suppty of the town of Sibsagar is under consideration by the Sanitary Board. A project for improving the water-supply of the town of Nazira hv construction of two protected tanks has received the sanction of the Local Administration. The estimates amount to Its. 8,200. Lahhimpur.—Estimates for a pipe water-supply and an improved surface drainage system for the town of Dibrugarh, amounting to Bs. 1,66,000 and Its. 70,606, respec¬ tively, have been prepared during the year. The report of the municipality on the financial aspects of both these schemes has been approved by the Sanitary Board anl the scheme is now under consideration by Government. Hill Districts. Khasi and Jaintia Hills.—A small pipe water-supply scheme for the villages of Saitsohpen and Cherrapunji has been satisfactorily completed and is an excellent example of what can be done under favourable conditions at a comparatively low cost. A drinking water tank is under construction in Jowai. The dhobighat in Shillong has been completed and is being handed over to the municipality. The question of a sewerage scheme for Shillong has not progressed any further owing to the lack of funds. The rapid growth of the place makes it difficult for the municipality to expand the conservancy system sufficiently to keep pace with its needs, and the difficulty of obtaining the necessary staff anl the cost of retaining them will, in time, render it advisable to consider the substitution of a modern water-carriage system of removal for that of the expensive and unsatisfactory system of conservancy. Manipur.—A grant of Bs. 4,000 was made for the improvement of the surface drainage in the British Deserve at Imphal in the Manipur State. Two fur her sums of Bs. 3,000 and Bs. 2,000 were also sanctioned for the improvement of the conser¬ vancy system and for other sanitary needs of this area and more money will be required to complete the necessary measures of drainage and conservancy. North Cachar Hills.—The cast iron pipes of the Haflong water-works have been replaced by galvanized iron pipes and a wash tank for the filters has been provided. An expenditure of Bs. 1,08,563 is reported to have been incurred by the Public Works Department on sanitary works during the year under report in the province, against Bs. 1,73,169 of the previous year. SECTION X. GENERAL REMARKS. 32. Comprehensive schemes for the improvement of rural water-supply by means ,r... r . . of protected tanks and wells with due regard to the needs of the different subdivisions have been evolved by each of the nineteen Local Boards in the province. The estimates include provision for their protection and for water-drawing mechanism according to the type plans of the Sanitary Board. It appears that in some districts these instructions have not been rigidly follow¬ ed, as the need for doing so has been imperfectly understood, with the result that the protection against pollution is incomplete. The attention of Chairmen of Local Boards should he directed to the importance of complying strictly with the directions laid down by the Sanitary Board in this connection, as compliance therewith was an essential condition of the Government grant. The cost has been spread over a period of five years commencing with the year 1915-16 and the sequence of the work has been arranged in relation to relative urgency. With the Government grant of Bs. 10,000 made to each Locil Board in 1913-14, Local Boards have endeavoured to improve as many as possible of their existing tanks and wells. During the year a Government grant of Bs. 20,000 has been made to the Bowgong Local Board for the improvement
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