53-year-old Goma Ghimire of Lalitpur Tikabhairav ​​has been busy with labor since last Tuesday to repair the water source that was damaged by the flood. A week ago, after the incessant rains, the flood caused damage to the drinking water source in the Vasuki area of ​​Bhangkhuria Forest in Lele, Godavari Municipality-6 and also washed away the pipe. After the problem of drinking water, the local people started repairing the spring themselves.

About 300 households in Tikabhairav ​​and Sirkhpa have been deployed since last Monday to repair springs and install pipes. Around 70 people gather daily. When the Kantipur correspondent reached the Bhangkhuria Forest on Saturday, some people were busy removing landslides, while others were digging with machetes. Some were laying pipes, some were lighting fire to connect the pipes.

50-year-old Ramila Thapa from Tikabhairawa has also walked for two hours daily to reach Bhangkhuria forest to repair the spring. Vasant Nagarkoti of Sirkhpa has been stationed there for 5 days. When will we be able to drink water if we live in the hope of the government? If everyone gets together, water can be delivered to the village in a few days," says Nagarkoti.

According to Vasuki, Sirkhpa and Tikabhairav ​​Water Consumer Committee, the flood in Bhangkhuria forest destroyed the spring and washed away a 4-inch pipe about 300 meters long. Committee Chairman Suman Nagarkoti said that due to lack of budget, they are going to install 2-inch pipe instead of 4-inch pipe for the time being. "Unable to make a slope in the spring, we have made a temporary structure by placing plastic around it," he said, "The price of one gate valve to open and close the water is only 50,000." 

He said that at least 2 million rupees will be spent to build the wall, cross the river for the pipe, slope the river, etc. Nagarkoti says that due to lack of budget, they could not arrange good lunch even for the laborers. "We are working on Dalmoth Chiura," he said. According to the Water Consumer Committee, before the flood caused damage, 8 liters of water was being distributed per second from the spring.

The water supply has stopped in some wards of Chapagaon, Thechwa, Jharuvarashi and Lalitpur Metropolitan City after the flood washed away the Lele Nallu river and the spring in Vasuki area of ​​Lele. Two million liters of water was being supplied daily from the spring of Vasuki. Water from the Nallu River was collected in reserve tanks and distributed. Daily water supply of 1.6 million liters has been stopped after the flood washed away the pipes. After the water supply of Nallu River stopped, Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Limited (KUKL) is distributing only water from Muldol in Chapagaon and deep boring at Charghar. 

Bhaigopal Maharjan of Godavari-12 Thechwa said that he is ready to donate local labor if related agencies including KUKL take immediate action to manage water supply. There is plenty of water in the source. However, during a disaster, KUKL cannot avoid showing lack of budget,' he said, 'Each ward needs to build a tank with a capacity of one to two lakh litres.' He said that he will help as much as possible on behalf of the municipality. "There is no immediate budget allocation from the municipality," he said.