Lack of budget for river control, 190 million contract for construction of 'spur' to prevent flooding of dams and settlements, only 40 million available
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Although a contract has been awarded for the construction of 'spur' to protect the dams and settlements from floods in Lalbakaia and Bagmati rivers, the work has been affected due to lack of budget. If the dam is not repaired and the spur is not done before the monsoon, the locals will have to face the problem of flooding.
The Bagmati-Lalbakaia River Control Project signed a contract in Chait 2081 and 2nd of May for dam repair and spur construction in both rivers. But the construction company refused to start the work saying that the budget was small. A contract for 19 crores has already been signed for Spur to control both rivers.
But the government has only given 40 million," said Akhlaq Ahmed Siddiqui, head of the Bagmati-Lalbakaia river control project, "how to proceed with the construction in such a situation? The contractor also showed no interest in working because the budget was low.
After the budget was confirmed by the Ministry of Finance through the river control project, 9 spur contracts were awarded for the first time for 150 million. According to the project, a contract has been made to make 3 spurs worth 40 million more through the Risk Reduction and Disaster Authority. According to Siddiqui, head of the
project, only 2 contracts have been started so far. For the safety of the dam, the project has awarded a contract to make a spur to be able to work within one year. If the spur cannot be built, there is a risk that the flood will break the dam and enter the village.
Mr. Anandsagar Singh, the owner of Shreeji Builders, who got the contract for the new spur and repair of the old one in the Bagmati River in Rajdevi Municipality, said that the work could not be started due to the lack of money.
Residents of Bairia, Fatuha, Pokhria, Tejapakad, Khoria, Butuwa Laxminia, Inerwa, Maryadpur, Gamharia, Buniyad, Laxminia areas in the western part of Lalbakaia are in fear of floods.
East of Bagmati towards Sarlahi in Dhurwa, Mahinathpur, Harkathwa, Manpur, Manpur Dhaw, Hazria Malah, Rajghat Kharsal area is also causing damage. If the dams in Lalbakaiya and Bagmati collapse, the risk of flooding will increase in a dozen settlements around the capital Gaur, including Brahmapuri, Belbichuwa, Mudwalwa, Laxmipur, Vasantpur, Bhashedhawa, Pipra. The condition of dams in Badharwa, Chandia region in the west is similar.
Due to non-maintenance of the dam, Lakshmipur, Baluwa, Dharmapur, Gamharia, Sangrampur, Gadho, Sigaraman, Gangapipara, Madhopur and other villages in this region are at high risk of flooding. Last year, the Lalbakaiya flood destroyed the dam at Innerbari. At that time, the administration, with the help of the army, police and locals, temporarily stopped the inundation by placing sacks on the damaged area.
There are about 400 households across the Bagmati Dam. Chairman of Durga Bhagwati Rural Municipality, Shambhu Singh, said that if the dam collapses, there is an increased risk of being washed away. "There is a problem because the budget has not been ensured by contracting the dam repair and new spur," he said, "if the dam is not repaired this year, flooding will cause great damage." Last May, the river control project repaired 50 places. A 37 km long dam was constructed in 1989 with the help of the Government of India. The dam, which was built to control floods in the rainy season in the east and west of Lalbakaia and Bagmati, has collapsed in places. From this dam, water enters the village and floods it.
