CM Yadav urges federal govt to assist in solving drinking water problem in Madhes

Mahendranagar (Dhanusha), Apr 9: Chief Minister of Madhes Province, Saroj Kumar Yadav, has said both immediate and long-term plans are imperative to solve drinking water problems in Madhes.    
    
During a consultative seminar organized by Drinking Water and Drainage Department under the federal government on quality water supply in Madhes on Monday, CM Yadav informed that as the ground water table was sinking in the southern belt of Madhes for some years, it resulted into drinking water crisis. So, the federal government must launch programmes with both sorts of plan, he underlined.    
    
He thanked the federal government for deciding to supply some water from Sunkoshi Marine Diversion after processing for drinking water in six districts of Madhes Province. "This plan is laudable. Madhes Province is committed to work in collaboration. As it takes time for completion of the project, we need immediate plans," he said and urged the federal government to pay heed to this urgency.    
    
"I want to urge federal government to launch immediate plan and programmes so that drinking water problem would be addressed on time," he viewed.    
    
In the programme held under the chairmanship of federal Minister for Drinking Water, Rajendra Kumar Rai, Chair of Women, Children and Social Committee of the House of Representatives, Kiran Sah; former Minister for Drinking Water, Mahendra Raya; and Minister for Energy, Drinking Water and Irrigation in province, Singhashan Saha, among others spoke on present situation of water supply and further strategy.    
    
Director at Drinking Water and Drainage Department, Kamal Raj Shrestha, had presented a working paper in the seminar. (RSS)