In general: Within the ward, there is the geography of the ward. But there are some villages in Puthauttarganga Rural Municipality of Rukum East which are spread far beyond the geography of the ward. Ward No. of Puthauttarganga Rural Municipality of Rukum East. 2, Jasmur, Hardibang, Tijyang and Ral, 4 settlements here, from where one has to walk for a whole day to reach the ward office, the strange thing is that the boundaries of these places do not have their own ward's geography, i.e. they fall to the east and west.
When the state was restructured after federalism, the former Ranmamaikot, Hukam, Taksera, Kol, Rangsi and Jang gavis were merged to form the present Puthauttarganga Rural Municipality. And out of the 9 wards of former Ranmamaikot village, 1, 2 and 3 have been combined to form the current 1st ward, 4 and 5 have been combined to form the 2nd ward, 6 and 7 have been combined to form the 3rd ward and 8 and 9 have been combined to form the 4th ward.
When the wards were divided based on the numbers of the previous wards without looking at the geographical situation, the ward no. 4 and 5 current ward no. Village chairman Puniraj Gharti said that this problem came after being placed in 2.
Sabik's ward no. 4 Pelma is where the ward office is now. And former ward no. Jasmur, Hardibang, Tijang and Ral, which are in 5th, are also maintained in ward no. After a full day's walk through road 1, we have to reach the place where the ward office is.
Jeevan Roka of Tijang said that it is very difficult for them in Ward No. 2, which is between Ward No. 1 and 3, to get government services. If you walk early in the morning, you will reach Pelma to stay. And the next day, after work, we will come to Makot and reach home in the afternoon on the third day," he said, "There is a ward office number 1 on the road, but to reach our ward office, we have to cross a hill and cross a river. It is very sad.'
Ward no. Jagat Gharti, Ward Chairman of 2, also said that the service delivery of the ward is being greatly affected. Even so, even in the Himalayas, when the settlements are scattered like this, it takes 3-4 days to reach all the places in the ward. If it is difficult for us to distribute nutritional allowance and social security, how much more difficult it is for citizens,' he said.
As the ward office is far away from the settlement, it becomes more difficult during the rainy season, says Buddhiraj of Ral. He is sad that it will not be possible to reach Pelma (ward office) during the rainy season as the river will rise and there is a risk of landslides.
In this matter, the chairman of the rural municipality Gharti has said that the municipality cannot increase or decrease the number of wards, but they have the right to adjust the boundaries. From the point of view of these four settlements, ward no. It is our understanding that justice is done when it is maintained at 1. This issue has been discussed in the Executive since the past. But a decision has not been reached.'' He clarified this issue and added, 'It has taken so much time because it is not easy to maintain the geography of another ward as number 1 because there are different herbs in the area.'
ward no. Along with these settlements of 2, former Ranmamaikot borough ward no. Dule and Junang in 5 are now ward no. 1 but these settlements in ward no. Ward No. will be easier if maintained in 2. 2 Ward Chairman Gharti says. "It would be easy if the four settlements there (Jasmur, Hardibang, Tijang and Ral) were maintained at number 1 and Dule and Junang at number 2," he said.
Ward no. 1 President Birman Wik said that there is no option to keep Jasmur, Hardibang, Tijang and Ral at number 1. But Dule and Junang responded that it is not possible to work as number 2.
'Pupal and Purbang Buki contain valuable herbs including Yarchagamba. Although these places fall under different wards in terms of administration, we have been living jointly with the 1st and 2nd wards," he said, "therefore, mixing the issues of Dule and Janang with the issues of Jasmur, Hardibang, Tijyang and Ral will increase the dispute. That should not be done.'
When demarcating in this way, the municipality president Gharti responded that the plan of the executive committee is to make a necessary decision after studying it on the spot and taking the necessary advice from everyone to see how the settlements that do not fit technically and from the point of view of water drainage can be reconciled. It is not an easy matter to modify the matter mentioned in the law once it has been demarcated. That's why we take it seriously and solve the problem so that there will be no conflict until later. '
Chairman Gharti says that there are a total of 80 to 90 households living in Jasmur, Hardibang, Tijang and Ral, and a total of 40 households in Junang and Hardibang.
