Bhagu Damai of Dallekh has to walk for 1 hour to fill 10 liters of water.
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Dallekh village is located between Dipayal Silagadi Municipality-9 and Sayal Rural Municipality-5 of Doti. A dirt road has been made through the middle of this village of Sayal-6. There are 18 households in the Dalit community settlement above the road. More than 500 students are studying in Himalaya Secondary School in Sadakmuntir.
Below the school there are 40 families living in Sawkanda village. They always have a thirst for water.
There is a small stream from the lake beside the road. Locals say that hardly 10 liters of water comes in the stream in 20 minutes. Bhagu Damai of Dallekh has to walk for 1 hour to fill 10 liters of water. These are the only streams for the two villages and schools. Here you have to stand in line for 3 to 4 hours for water. You can get a quick turn only if you come at 4 in the morning," she said. "The leaders seem to listen only when they ask for votes. He got tired of talking to the ward president and village president for water.'
Locals, on their own initiative, piped a stream of water from a lake on the way to Khaptad to the village and distributed it to three places, two settlements and a school. In the evening and in the morning, they take turns in both settlements and spend some time in the school line in the afternoon. Tara Damai of the same village narrates that the whole day's work of one person in the family is only filling water. Dalit community settlements are not considered as villages. We are suffering from water," she said as she stood in line at the stream on Friday. "This water is not only for drinking, but also for sanitation and drinking water."
They say that although it is easy during the drought, there is no other source nearby, but they are struggling to get water in the winter and summer seasons. Hemraj Dahal, principal of Himalaya Mavi Dallekh, said, "There is a lot of water problem in this place. The water problem is also affecting the students' studies. We have spoken to the relevant authorities. Now let's see what happens.'
Another woman, Tuli Damai, said that the leader who came during the election promised to build paved roads and water pipes in all villages, but they have not been completed yet. She said, 'During the election, they ask us for votes. After winning there is also a village! They talk like.' Parvati of Dalekh
Damai says that she is thinking of running a campaign to vote for the one who provides water before the next election. Leaders would only give assurances. Now those who give water should vote for the year 2084," she said.
Sayal rural municipality president Dharmaraj Joshi said that since a lot of budget is needed to provide water supply to schools with these two settlements, an initiative has been started with the state and federal governments. This year, we have given recommendations from the rural municipality to the provincial and federal governments for the same village. The water supply scheme of Ward 2, which had a similar problem last year, has been allocated Rs 80 lakh and the work has started. Efforts are being made to solve the problem here next year.'
