KANCHANPUR: The construction of a drinking water project has started in Dekhatabhuli VDC in Kanchanpur. Durga Prasad Joshi, chairman of the Drinking Water and Sanitation Consumer Committee, said that the project aims at providing drinking water to around 1,200 people of three wards at the VDC. The estimated construction cost of the project is around Rs 81 million provided by the Drinking Water and Sanitation Sub-Division Office, Kanchanpur. He said that the project is expected to complete within five years.