Due to water shortages, 50 percent of the local population has migrated from their villages in the past 10 years.
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The villagers of Rekcha, who have been keeping watch over water management, have said that they will vote for the one who manages the water this time too. The people of this village, located in the northern part of Chaukune Rural Municipality-5 in West Surkhet, have been suffering from an acute shortage of drinking water for years. Many have left the village due to the lack of water.
The residents of Rekcha are facing a shortage of drinking water. The locals of this village, which does not even have enough water for their cattle, have made access to drinking water an election issue this time. Tapendra Budhakhetri, a local, says that the villagers are discussing how to strongly present their demands to the leaders who always get assurances but are deceived after voting. According to him, the villagers are angry because of the usual assurances. He says that this time, the situation has come to a point where they have to think about it after the candidates who come to every election shouting slogans of development do not return. For this reason, the villagers have made a plan to strongly present their demands after discussing this time. Although the villagers are ready to present their demands, no leaders have reached the village to seek votes so far. Due to water shortage, 50 percent of the locals have migrated from the village to other places in the past 10 years. Those displaced from their ancestral places have reached Chaukune, Panchpuri and Kailali. Currently, there are only 70 households in the village.
Local Lok Bahadur Budha Chhetri said that water from old and dilapidated wells is used in shifts. According to him, a watchman is kept at the well during drought. ‘We have to keep a watchman to provide water to everyone, not only water, but also electricity. The road is also in a bad shape, vehicles are not running,’ he lamented.
Out of 18 wells in the village, water can be extracted from only 10. The others are dilapidated. Tapendra, who is also a ward member, says that only three jugs of water comes from one well a day. He complained that he has not been able to get water even after going to various agencies for a long time.
He said, ‘Even when the court ordered to arrange drinking water, the concerned agencies are unaware.’ We are also drinking water with difficulty. The water that is available has become a habitat for frogs and snakes. Despite this situation, no one has shown interest.'
An organization called Kaduri is preparing to dig deep borings in the village to solve the water problem. But due to lack of electricity, even the work of deep boring has not been done. The work of lighting and roads in the village is incomplete.
According to the ward office, more than half of the population has migrated in the past four years.
Lakshiram Budha said that even though leaders have been asking for votes by promising water in the elections after 2048, no one has done any work so far. There are more than 300 voters here.
Some time ago, dilapidated and old wells were repaired by donor agencies. Municipal Chairman Khadak BK informed that other work has not been done. According to him, work is now being done for water in Rekcha. He says that the water work will move forward with the help of the Kaduri organization. ‘Despite repeatedly telling the state and federal governments about the water problem, nothing has worked,’ he said, ‘Now we are dependent on the organization.’ The road has also been built by digging deep boring holes. Work has also moved forward for electricity.’
