Kathmandu, Dec 18: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has unveiled a life-size statue of late NC leader and former PM Krishna Prasad Bhattarai on Sunday. The statue has been set up on the premises of the water processing center of the Melamchi Water Supply Project at Sundarijal, Kathmandu. 

Leader Bhattarai envisioned the project some 30 years ago when he was elected PM of the interim Council of Ministers formed after the people's movement in 2046 BS. 

While unveiling the statue on Sunday, PM Deuba said the dream of leader Bhattarai was realised after the residents of the Kathmandu Valley received water from the project. 

The government has prioritized the issue of seeking long-term solutions to the problem of drinking water shortage in the Valley, he said. 

The distribution of the Melamchi water in the Valley took place back in 2020. However, the flooding on June 15, 2021 damaged the project thus halting the water supply. After temporary repair, the project has resumed water supply recently. 

In another context, PM Deuba said he would address the complaints of the people's representatives that the locals have been charged for entering the Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park at Sundarijal, Gokaneshwar Municipality-1.

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