Drinking water has been supplied to households through the Rahkhola Devisthan Solar Lifting Drinking Water Plant in Balithum, Gulmi Durbar Rural Municipality-1.
Drinking water has reached 327 households in Gulmi through the solar lift drinking water project. Drinking water has been supplied through the Rahkhola Devisthan solar lifting drinking water project in Balithum, Gulmi Durbar Rural Municipality-1.
Lumbini Province's Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning Dhanendra Karki inaugurated the drinking water project, which was completed at a total cost of Rs 19.757 crore, including Rs 1.5 million from Lumbini Province, Rs 5.533 million from the Alternative Energy Promotion Center, Rs 2.961 million from the Rural Technology Center UNDP/GEF-SGP, Rs 2.22 million from Gulmi Durbar Rural Municipality, Rs 5.562 million from Wine to Water Nepal, and Rs 2.4 million from Rahkhola Drinking Water Consumer Shramdan.
Gulmi Durbar Rural Municipality Chair Saroj Thapa said that drinking water has been provided to most households in Balithum through the project for climate change resilience and livelihood through renewable energy technology in hydro-energy and food systems with financial support from seven agencies and coordination and technical assistance from the Rural Technology Center. Chair Thapa said that the work that the local government alone could not do was completed with the support of donor agencies.
Inaugurating the drinking water project, Lumbini Province Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning Dhanendra Karki said that the project was completed with everyone's cooperation and its facilities will continue to be provided. 'There was a drinking water problem from the beginning, but the solar energy lift project has come into operation,' he said, 'The drinking water problem has been solved forever.' He said that he would take initiatives for the development of other infrastructure along with drinking water.
