70 percent repair of MWSP completed

SINDHUPALCHOWK, JANUARY 4:: The repair work of the Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) has reached its final stage. The destructive flood in the Melamchi River in June 2021 caused extensive damage to the estuary area of the project. Senior engineer at the MWSP, Padam Bahadur Kunwar, said 70 percent of the repair work of the estuary area of the project has been completed. Meanwhile, on Wednesday, a delegation of stakeholders made an on-site observation about the work being done at the source of the Melamchi water supply project at Helambu municipality-1.

On the occasion, Senior Engineer Kunwar said work is underway to ensure water diversion according to the target of the government. One of the delegation members, Member of Parliament Amresh Kumar Singh, said that the government should prioritise supplying water from the MWSP to the people of Kathmandu throughout the year. Secretary at the Ministry of Water Supply, Suresh Acharya, said that maintenance work is being carried out to bring water to Kathmandu sustainably.

Other members of the delegation included among others Chair of National Natural Resources and Fiscal Commission Balananda Paudel, Fiscal Commission member Judda Gurung, Director General of the Department of Water Supply Kamalraj Shrestha, Executive Director of Melamchi Water Supply Development Board Zakki Ahmed Ansari.