Complaint of the ward president that when he went to register an application for the maintenance of the pond at the municipal office, the vice president tore up the application and mixed it up.
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The irrigation pond in Navadurga rural municipality-4 Sunku village has been in a dilapidated state for two decades. The 'Sunku Irrigation Pond', built in 2020, has been lying idle for a long time.
According to Sher Bahadur Bista, a local, there were 15 families living in Sunku tol, but now the number of families has increased to 30. But due to the lack of irrigation facilities, the fields have to be left fallow. "After the pond got damaged, we are forced to irrigate from a distance of 3 kilometers through pipes," he said, "this is an example of neglecting the basic needs of the citizens." "We have been deprived of irrigation facilities for years, despite repeated requests, the municipality has not listened," he complained.
Last year, the rural municipality allocated a budget of five lakh rupees for the maintenance of the pond, but the work could not proceed as the cost of the technician was estimated to be 680 thousand rupees. This year, the ward office has allocated two lakh rupees. But the local residents complain that the rural municipality ignored the demand for more budget. Local Bhim Bista said, "Instead of solving the problem, they tore up the petition." This cannot be the style of a representative of the people.
Padam Bista, ward president of number 4, said that the limited budget of the ward cannot support big plans. "The locals keep putting pressure on us. But with the small budget of the ward, big plans are not possible," he said. According to him, the support of the rural municipality is indispensable in such plans.
However, there was a dispute when the request for pond maintenance was taken to the village council office. According to the locals, it is alleged that the vice president tore up the petition that was taken to be placed in the executive meeting. Ward president Bista said, 'Locals took a petition to put this in the executive meeting on Wednesday. However, the village vice-chairman tore up the application and mixed it up.'
Village Vice President Nirmala Bogti said that she will not say anything about this. She responded by saying that statuses against her are frequently posted on social media and that she will seek legal treatment for it. The locals said that the lack of pond maintenance and irrigation facilities has affected farming and demanded an immediate solution to the problem.
