KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 6
A memorandum was submitted to Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba today, seeking a long-term solution to the drinking water problem in Kathmandu Valley.
A delegation led by newly-elected member of the House of Representatives and Nepali Congress leader Prakash Man Singh, on the behalf of the people's representatives of Kathmandu, handed over the memo to the PM.
The memo includes various demands, including drinking water through Melamchi Drinking Water Project throughout the year.
On the occasion, Prime Minister Deuba expressed commitment to provide full support with regard to the enforcement of the memo and shared that the government would take necessary decision in this regard immediately.
According to Singh, there is confusion with regard to the operation of Melamchi Drinking Water Project as the budget of the current fiscal year mentions about dissolving the Melamchi Drinking Water Development Committee.
He further said the committee should be revived or other necessary decisions should be taken to run the project. The other demands were construction of drinking water intake structure, arrangement for reconstruction of damaged structures and construction of black-topped road up to the source area.
A version of this article appears in the print on December 7, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
