KUKL water supply disrupted in Lalitpur

PATAN (LALITPUR), Sept 30: Water supply by the Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited (KUKL) has been disrupted in Lalitpur due to the recent flooding and landslides triggered by incessant rain.

KUKL Lalitpur Branch Chief Leela Bhatta stated that the water supply service has been interrupted due to the recent relentless rains, as the penstock pipe from Pharping Pump House and the pipeline from Nallu in Lalitpur to Chapagaun Panipokhari have been damaged.

"The pipeline and intake of water coming from Nallu have been completely damaged, there has not been any on-site inspection, due to the landslide in Pharpingdanda itself, the pipe is bent and broken in some places, it will take some time to restore the supply," Bhatt said. 

Chief Bhatta said that due to the damage to the road caused by landslides, it is difficult to reach the source and conduct an on-site inspection.

Bhatta said that about 70 percent of households will be affected by the disrupted water supply. It is shared that it will take 10 days to restore the service after the assessment of the damage caused by the disaster through an on-site inspection.

(RSS)