The exposure visits of women SHGs members to Water Treatment Plants under “Jal Diwali”, a unique initiative of Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs Government of India under “Water for women, Women for Water campaign” was flagged off today by MAHUD, RD & PR Minister Y. Khemchand Singh at City Convention Centre, Palace Compound, Imphal East.
Speaking to the media, Minister said such an exposure visit to the Water Treatment Plant was organised with an aim of giving awareness to the women that they should use water judiciously. He said due to climatic change, people are facing the impact of water scarcity. In this crucial juncture,the understanding of water management has become extremely necessary. Since women of the household play a very vital role in water management at micro level, empowering them with the knowledge of the processing of water treatment plants and machineries will help in using water sensibly and in proper manner, he added
It may be mentioned that “Jal Diwali”, a campaign from 7th to 9th November, is a unique initiative taken up by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation & Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM). Under this campaign, members of women Self Help Groups (SHGs) are taken for a tour to Water Treatment Plants (WTP) for first-hand knowledge about the functioning of the plant and the processes involved in delivering clean and safe water to the cities.
Today’s exposure visits of Water Treatment Plant at Chingkheiching and Porompat was jointly organised by State Mission Director AMRUT, Manipur and State Mission Director, Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana DAY-NULM in association with Public Health Engineering Department, Manipur. Thirty women members of SHGs took part in the exposure visit.
The flagging off function was attended by Commissioner MAHUD, Shri M. Joy, Director MAHUD, State Mission Director AMRUT among others.