Bagnaskali Rural Municipality-6, Yamgha Ratmata of Palpa spends the morning carrying water in the goldsmith's house. Although he is in a hurry to send his children to school at home, the first task is to collect water. That's why she goes to fetch water in a hurry.

``I have been carrying water all morning,'' said the goldsmith, who was returning with water from the stream, ``I could not bring more than four gagri . Carrying water hurts my back. According to him, it takes more than an hour to go to the stream to fetch water.

Dhruv Adhikari of Maure told that he was carrying 6 gallons of water till 12 o'clock in the morning. It takes about an hour to fetch a gallon of water because the way to go is hilly and the way back is steep. He said that 6 months have passed since he started carrying water like this. "Due to the lack of water, I have not been able to leave my old parents at home and walk anywhere," he said.  

It has been 6 months since the motor of Maure Jimire lifting water supply scheme operating here broke down. Rajendra Sunar, the chairman of the scheme, said that the residents of the village had to reach the water source by taking a garri again to drink drinking water. "There is no money in the account of our consumer committee," he said, "We have begged for it, but months have passed by saying today and tomorrow." After the water supply scheme has been completed, water with meters has been connected to the houses . Consumer Radha Vick complains about having to carry drinking water to Doko for months. First there was a water lift from solar power. Later, water was drawn by connecting the three-phase line . But since the motor needs to be changed, there is no budget to buy it, so water could not be drawn . "The power was not supplied properly from the solar," he said, "later it was said that the power was supplied, but soon after the motor burned down, there was a problem." Water supply scheme was started here in 2072 after the water problem was not solved without lift. According to Mohan Rakhal Magar, chairman of the scheme, the scheme has not yet been handed over. "When the motor breaks down, it becomes a problem," he said. If the motor breaks down, it will take two to three months to repair it, and if it burns or breaks down, it will cost 3 to 5 lakhs to replace it . As a result, the consumer will be in big trouble, he said.  

75 more than 75 Lumbini provincial government has operated lift drinking water scheme in all eight rural municipalities including Palpa's Tansen and Rampur municipalities. Similarly, all 10 local levels have conducted more than 100 lift drinking water schemes. More than half of the 18 lift drinking water schemes under the federal government are in operation. Most of the users of the lift water supply scheme are worried about the motor breaking down and needing to be replaced. Govind Adhikari of Yamgha Maure said that after the problem in the lift water supply scheme, there will be a problem of not being able to cultivate vegetables except for the year. He said that there is no condition to raise cattle. "Senior citizens, women and students have more problems because of more drinking water," he said, "There is also running water in every house." Meter is also . But after it gets damaged, you have to go to Dhar again with gagri for months.'' said Humkant Adhikari of Yamgha Maureke, who will be more distressed as drinking water becomes a problem. 

Consumers who have not been transferred to the scheme complain to the Water and Sanitation Division for the repair of damaged motors. But Dhan Bahadur Wik, a consumer of Yamgha, said that there is a problem that the division office does not make it for three to six months. Some previously drew water from solar . In recent times, they have connected the motor by connecting the three-phase power line . When the motor burns and breaks down, some of them have to be replaced . Vic said that if they cannot raise the necessary 4 to 5 lakhs for the purchase, they will be forced to reach the source of drinking water soon. 

In recent years, while the federal, state and local levels have been completing the water supply plan using lift technology, no attention has been paid to its long-term problems. According to Engineer Sandeep Adhikari of Division Water Supply and Sanitation Office, Palpa, there are 1150 water supply schemes at the Lumbini state level. There are 18 operated by the federal government. There are more than 100 municipal level plans. As the source of drinking water dries up, the lift water supply scheme is operating 50 percent more than the engineer officer of the water supply and sanitation division office in Palpa said.