Minister Yadav assures to resume water supplies from Melamchi by third week of January

Published On: December 30, 2023 06:01 PM NPT By: Republica  | @RepublicaNepal


Minister Yadav assures to resume water supplies from Melamchi by third week of January

SINDHUPALCHOWK, Dec 30: Minister for Water Supplies, Mahendra Ray Yadav, has assured that water supplies from the Melamchi River to Kathmandu Valley will be restored by the third week of January, 2024.

Minister Yadav on Friday visited Ambathan to oversee the source of the Melamchi Water Supply Project. He said that the ongoing efforts to repair the project are progressing well, and the people of the Kathmandu Valley will have access to water in less than a month.

Project's Senior Divisional Engineer Padam Bahadur Kunwar said repair works for the Project is being carried expeditiously, with an aim to restore the water supply chain within the specified timeframe.

The government aims to distribute 170 million litres of water daily to the Kathmandu Valley from the Melamchi River based in Sindhupalchowk district.

 

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