KAVREPALANCHOWK, Oct 28: Dhulikhel Municipality has demanded the government declare it as a 'crisis-hit zone', following a huge loss amounting to Rs 1 billion due to the recent floods and landslides.
A delegation of the people's representatives, including Dhulikhel Mayor Ashok Byanju called on Deputy Prime Minister and Urban Development Minister Prakash Man Singh and Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, demanding the government declare Dhulikhel a 'crisis-hit zone.
The delegation submitted a memorandum to DPM Singh and Home Minister Lekhak to draw their attention to declare the municipality a disaster-hit area. In the third week of October, the federal government had declared 11 out of 13 local governments in Kavre as crisis-hit zones, excluding Dhulikhel and Banepa.
Mayor Byanju shared that he briefed Deputy Prime Minister Singh and Home Minister Lekhak on the situation in Dhulikhel and the role to be played by the government for post-disaster reconstruction and recovery.
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According to him, the memorandum has drawn the government’s attention for the reconstruction of wastewater treatment centers at Thakurigaun, Vandol and Itol of Dhulikhel.
Mayor Byanju further shared that the government's attention has also been drawn to facilitate the reconstruction of the Dhulikhel drinking water, Kavre integrated drinking water, roads, schools and other structures.
It may be noted that a meeting of the District Disaster Management Committee held recently decided to declare the entire Kavrepalanchowk district as crisis-hit.
According to preliminary data from the municipal office, 64 houses have been completely damaged and 572 houses partially damaged.
Meanwhile, Dhulikhel Municipality has demanded the German government rebuild the Dhulikhel Drinking Water Project. The municipality made the proposal after meeting German Ambassador to Nepal, Dr Thomas Prinz on Saturday.
It is estimated that Rs 35.1 million will be needed to rebuild the drinking water project, which has been in operation for nearly three decades.
During the meeting, Ambassador Prinz pledged to extend all possible support for the reconstruction of the drinking water project, according to Mayor Byanju.
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