MELAMCHI: A breakthrough has been made in construction of the tunnel of the much-awaited Melamchi Water Supply Project.

Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun made such announcement amid a function organised in Melamchi today. The breakthrough was made at the middle-part of 7.4-km tunnel from Sindhu to Gyalthum.

On the occasion, Vice President Pun said that clean drinking water would be provided to residents in Kathmandu Valley before Dashain.

Similarly, Executive Director of Melamchi Water Supply Project Ram Chandra Devkota said, “The construction of tunnel from Sindhu to Gyalthum has been completed and water would be brought to Sundarijal within four months if works moved ahead as per the agreement.”

“Out of the 27.5 kilometres tunnel, 'finishing works' have been completed only on four kilometres from Sundarijal of Kathmandu to Aambathan of Sindhupalchok. The finishing works remain to be carried out on 23.5 kilometres which will take some time,” he added.