Kavre, May 25 : The Panchkhal Urban Water Supply and Sanitation (Sector) Project that began with the objective of ensuring water supply to 7,000 households has gained momentum.
The project that has been extended
by a year is expected to get completion within mid-January next year. An
agreement was reached among the Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project, Town
Development Fund, Panchkhal municipality and drinking water users in 2019 in a
way to complete the project by mid-January 2023.
The agreed project period was
extended by a year in the pretext of coronavirus pandemic and other
reasons.
It may be noted that the government
in its current fiscal year budget had pledged to accomplish the project in the
beginning of 2023.
A contract was signed with Huwai
Kankai JV at the cost of Rs 1 billion 346.6 million for the construction of the
drinking water for 10 out of 13 wards of the municipality.
According to the contractual
condition, users have deposited five percent or 110.5 million of the total
project cost. Each household has deposited Rs 18,000 to the bank account of the
drinking water project.
Users Committee chairperson Kumar
Lamichhane informed that almost 85 percent of the project works have so far
completed. 'Water testing has also been done in some areas", he shared. As
informed daily six million and forty eight thousands liters of water can be
used in a regular way.
Altogether 6,037 taps are to be
installed in the project-implemented area. According to the estimate, each tap
would flow 1,001 liters of drinking water every day.
Chair Lamichhane said daily 130
workers are being mobilized for the project works. Tap installation has been
done in around 4,00 households, he shared. (RSS)