Save the river campaign started under Jalshakti from Janshakti in Khunti by thousands of villagers to save the river by donating labour in presence of Additional Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, Praveen Vashisht and Technical Officer, Jal Shakti Abhiyan, Government of India, Ashwin Kumar at Kolomda village under Kodakel Panchayat of Murhu block of Khunti district. Khunti Deputy Commissioner, Shashi Ranjan also present on the occasion
With the joint effort of the District and Block Administration, Sewa Welfare Society, Mukhiya Mariam Horo and Gram Sabha Kolomda, the big Bori dam near Changabari on the Banai river was constructed in just three hours. In which Vashisht, Kumar, Shashi Ranjan, Murhu BDO Mithilesh Kumar Singh and other officials donated labour. Soon, the Bori Dam was completed on the river and the river was transformed into a lake.
The Additional Secretary and the DC discussed with the villagers about making Kolomda village prosperous in terms of water while sitting on a rock on the banks of the river at the Boribandh construction site. After all the discussions, it was decided that every family of Kolomda village would prepare soaking pits in their respective homes within a week. After which Ranjan will come again to Kolomda and solve other problems of the village, the villagers will work to remove the water problem by making bori dams at two to three places every year with labour donation in the border area of the village.
Apart from this, the Gram Sabha will work on all possibilities of water conservation. Ranjan promised to provide a solar lift irrigation system to the villagers and assured to help the villagers by advising them to do farming for years. The DPM, JSLPS, Shailesh Ranjan was instructed to give training to the women of the village in cow farming, poultry farming and others.
Ranjan said that Vashisht and Kumar visited here from Delhi to see how the people of the villages in Khunti district were working to restore the river which was lost and how Boribandh is beneficial. He said that the demand of the villagers is Solar Lift Irrigation System, their demand would be considered. The save river campaign is a game changer for Khunti district with the economy of the villages improving rapidly.
Speaking on the occasion Vashisht and Kumar along with Ranjan sat down and had food with the villagers. They interacted with the children of the village and encouraged them. Earlier, the officials planted trees in the Kolomda school premises.