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Pipe theft obstructs Jajarkot irrigation project

Pipe theft obstructs Jajarkot irrigation project

By Rastriya Samachar Samiti

Jajarkot district. Source: Google Maps

JAJARKOT: More than 200 households in Majkot-6 of Jajarkot have been deprived of irrigation facility after someone stole the pipe used for irrigation in the area. The 400-metre long pipe was stolen two months ago, informed the Irrigation Project Chairman Marimal Tiruwa. The Pipse Wadar-Pallachaur Irrigation Project was set up two years ago at an investment of Rs.3.6 million of the Poverty Alleviation Fund. Although the locals have filed a complaint with the police to search for those involved in the theft, police have not shown interest, Belpatri Primary School's Principal Ram Bahadur Nepali said.