BHOJPUR, Dec 28: A water lifting project at Gupha Pokhari has reached final stage. Eighty percent works have been completed under the drinking water project.
The cost of the project being implemented by the Drinking Water and Sanitation Division Office, Bhojpur, is around Rs 30 million.
The project was initiated in the fiscal year, 2077/2078. The development site is located at Chainpur municipality-1 of neighboring Sankhuwasabha district.
Division Office Chief Devnath Singh informed that they had aimed at completing the project within this year.
The undertaking was launched in view of the touristy places as Gupha Pokhari, Suke Pokhari and Jor Pokhari. People in these areas suffer much from shortage of drinking water. "We've prioritized this project to ensure water supply to the people here," Singh said, adding that although the project did not gain pace as expected in the past, it reached the final stage now.
Locals would be handed over the undertaking by the end of this year.
Consumers' Committee Chair Prakash Acharya shared information that construction of a tank, installation of electricity and expansion of 700-meter long pipe were over. For now, nearly 65 households from touristy area would benefit from the project and the number of beneficiaries would increase gradually, according to him.
"Gupha Pokhari is a touristic area which witnesses the arrival of thousands of tourists in season, but lack of drinking water caused a huge setback. Even the settlements here had not expanded owing to deprivation of essential facilities," he said, expressing hope that the completion of the project would contribute significantly to the locals and tourism promotion.
He also expressed happiness over the quick pace of project in recent days.
The project site is in a geographically remote area. After the Division Office got a new chief, the construction work was accelerated, according to Secretary of Consumers’ Committee, Santosh Limbu.
Even the locals are elated over the imminent completion of drinking water project. Earlier, they had to fetch drinking water after travelling for hours.
The project has now lifted the water from Bhadaure stream located some 700 meters down from the Menchhyamphedi where the tank is stationed.
(RSS)