Water-related woes are not new for the 32 households of Tukergram, a hamlet in Assam’s Cachar district, as they endure contaminated floodwaters for five to seven months each year.
After years of hardship, a mobile water treatment unit has become a lifeline, supplying safe drinking water to these households.
The District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) and Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) identified Tukergram as one of the worst flood-affected areas and the hamlet does not have a government-provided water pipeline, officials said.
