KAVRE, May 25: The Panchkhal Urban Water Supply and Sanitation (Sector) Project that began with the objective of ensuring water supply to 7,000 households has gained momentum.
The project that has been extended by a year is expected to be completed by mid-January next year. An agreement was reached among the Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project, Town Development Fund, Panchkhal Municipality and drinking water users in 2019 so as to complete the project by mid-January 2023.
The agreed project period was extended by a year because of the coronavirus pandemic and other reasons.
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It may be noted that the government in the current fiscal year budget had pledged to accomplish the project in the beginning of 2023.
A contract was signed with Huwai Kankai JV at the cost of Rs 1 billion 346.6 million for the construction of the project to supply drinking water to 10 out of the 13 wards of the municipality.
According to the contract, the users have deposited five percent or Rs 110.5 million of the total project cost. Each household has contributed Rs 18,000 to the bank account of the drinking water project.
Users Committee chairman Kumar Lamichhane informed Republica that almost 85 percent of the project works have so far been completed. “Water testing has also been done in some areas," he shared. The project is expected to supply six million and forty eight thousand liters of water daily on a regular basis.
Altogether 6,037 taps are to be installed in the project-implemented area. According to the estimate, each tap will flow 1,001 liters of drinking water every day.
Chairman Lamichhane said daily 130 workers are being mobilized for the project works. Tap installation has been done in around 4,00 households, he shared.
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