This has been the destiny of the Pallikot VDC-3 residents since time immemorial. "It takes around an hour to make a trip to and from the water source. We need almost six seven pitchers of water a day," she said adding that "Half of my life time has been spent on carrying water!"
Tejmaya Kami, a housewife, from the same village also spends six to seven hours a day to fulfill daily water needs of her family. "Half day is spent to fetch water, it seems that our problem will never end," Kami told Republica. Housewives of Pallikot VDC ward No 1, 2, 3 and 5 are facing this problem for decades. Like Rakaskoti and Kami, almost housewives' daily life is filled-up by want of water.
Due to such daily some villagers have even migrated to better places. But lack of resources has forced 182 households of these villages to continue carry loads of water on their back every single day. Along with women, this has also seriously affected the education of the children, who like their family members, help in fetching water.
These settlements have been forced to face the problem due to lack of water sources in the surrounding area. Kaulepani, Mukhyadhara, Pantudada and Govinde Khola's springs are the only source of water which are far and some even dry out during winter.
Tej Bahadur Rana, convener of ward 3, said that "most water resources are dry except Kaulepani in winter," he said claiming that their water woes would be over if if government lifted the water of Kaulepani stream from border of Hunga and Pallikot VDC.
Earlier attempts to do so were called off following objection of Hunga residents. Meghlal Pandey, secretary of Pallikot VDC, said that negotiation between Hunga and Pallikot residents for resolving the issue who believes that there is no alternative other than to lift the water.
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