Water supply disrupted in Ilam due to landslide

ILAM: Over 2,600 households in Ilam Municipality were facing shortage of drinking water after a landslide triggered by a flash flood occurred in Thade Rivulet at Simkharka of Maijhuwa-4 in the district swept away the water supply pipes.

The Drinking Water Division Chief at the Municipality Dinesh Kafle informed that the water supply was halted as the supply pipes in several places were buried and dislocated by the landslide.

A local Sarita Sharma complained that they were not getting drinking water for three days and were collecting water from an open source.

However, the municipality sources have stated that they were making efforts to regulate the water supply and it takes some time for restoration of the water supply.

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