The plan to provide clean water to the district headquarters, which was started eight years ago, has not yet been completed. Even though the water is brought from 19 km away, it is not drinkable.
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The plan to supply pure water to the district headquarters, which was started eight years ago, has not been completed yet. Even after the work was almost completed, the contractor left the market without showing any interest. Currently, even though the water brought from 19 km away is distributed, it is murky and not drinkable.
The Baglung Nagar Drinking Water Consumers' Association has been distributing water only with bleaching powder every day. The people of Baglung Bazaar have suffered due to the non-handover of the pure water supply project. In addition, the Baglung Nagar Drinking Water Consumers' Association has been incurring a loss of Rs 8 million every year. Hari Bahadur GC, the chairman of the consumer association, complained that the electricity tariff announced by the Nepal government has not been received due to the non-handover.
The Department of Water Supply and Sewerage had awarded a contract in 2075 BS to supply water to the market by lifting it from the Kathekhola in Baglung through a consultant. The 'Kankai Jayamata Joint Venture Company' had started the construction of the 'Baglung Nagar Sahalagani Drinking Water Project' at a cost of Rs 302.6 million with the aim of completing the work within two years. As the work could not be completed within the stipulated time, the cost has increased to Rs 346.5 million. The contractor has not yet made any plans to hand over the project. Chairman GC informed that up to Rs 8 million has been spent annually through electricity tariff since the project was not handed over to the organization.
5 Samwells (water retention tanks) have been built in Kathekhola so far for this project. One 500,000 liter and two 200,000 liter RBT tanks have been built. Two slow-set tanks have also been built. A 'DI' pipe has been designed for the pipeline from Kathekhola to Bhirlankuri via Ratmata. When the pipe started to burst before it could be installed, the organization incurred losses and added a GI pipe and installed it. The contractor company has not yet handed over the project.
If the work had been completed within the stipulated time, the people of Baglung Bazaar would have been able to drink water from the Kathekhola lift scheme in 2077 BS. Despite claiming that 96 percent of the work was completed in Asad last year, it has not been handed over yet.
The contractor Krishna Hari Chaulagain is currently out of touch. This project is under construction with 70 percent investment from the Government of Nepal and 30 percent from the consumers. 25 percent of the 30 percent investment has also been raised through loan assistance from the Municipal Development Fund. Even though this project has not been completed, the consumers' committee has been paying Rs 8 million in principal and interest annually. 4,100 taps have now been connected in Ward Nos 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the district headquarters through this project. GC said that 50,000 people, both permanent and temporary, drink this water. The organization has improved water leakage. It has also collected Rs 10 million in fees from the arrears that were due until last year.
