Madhesh Chief Minister Satish Kumar Singh has mobilized the Varun Yantra to avoid the shortage of drinking water in Madhesh due to the drought. There is an extreme shortage of drinking water in Bara and Parsa when springs dry up.
In other districts as well, locals are forced to suffer for drinking water when chapakal dries up.
The Ministry of Home, Communications and Law of Madhesh Province purchased 8 radios in mid-June and were placed in Janakpur. Chief Minister Singh sent all the 8 water dispensers that are yet to be handed over to the local level to distribute drinking water on Wednesday morning. To avoid the shortage of drinking water, Chief Minister Singh has assigned Varunyantra to the Nepali Army for the time being. He informed that the fuel and other arrangements for the wind turbines will be handled by the state government.
There is a problem of drinking water in the districts of Madhesh province due to lack of rain for a long time. To avoid that problem, the water dispensers have been mobilized,' said Chief Minister Singh, 'immediately, 8 water dispensers belonging to the provincial government, 7 separate tankers of the Nepali Army and 3 of the forest office are distributing water to the slums from 18 vehicles.'
Province Disaster Management Executive Committee decided that the 8 dispensers belonging to the provincial government have been sent to the areas most affected by the water crisis. "One wind turbine has a capacity of 5,000 litres," said Press Advisor Jha. He had a discussion with Federal Water Minister Pradeep Yadav on Tuesday evening to avoid the problem of drinking water in Madhesh.
