Member of Parliament Rajnath Pandey has warned to stop Melamchi water supply to Kathmandu if local residents of the source area do not get drinking water.
MP Pandey Warnings at Committee Meeting
On Wednesday, speaking at meeting of the Infrastructure Development Committee, MP Rajnath Pandey expressed his deep anger. He said that the locals of Sundarijal and Gokarneshwor Municipality, where Melamchi dam is actually located, are crying for water while their water goes to other places. He thinks it is totally unfair that people living near the water source are left thirsty.
He strictly warned that the dam is in Gokarneshwor, but residents of ward numbers 1 to 9 are not getting any water. He said he is not like other politicians who only make fake promises. If the problems of Gokarna residents are not solved quickly, he will personally lead the protest to block the dam and stop the water from flowing to Kathmandu.
Corruption and Negligence in Water Distribution
The lawmaker also blamed KUKL staff and technicians for acting biased. He said they only give water to some areas based on their personal wishes while ignoring other areas. He even shared his own bad experience. When he went to install water tap at his own place, he had to face very irresponsible behavior from the staff. He said if an MP has to face such struggle, the situation of normal citizens must be much worse.
Delays in Pipeline Construction
MP Pandey also talked about the water tank in Arubari area which has capacity of 2 crore liters. He said the contract for this tank was cancelled and now a new process is starting. Because of this, and the delay in expanding second phase pipelines, the local people are suffering even more.
Finally, he requested Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited (KUKL) and its engineers to fix their working style. He demanded that authorities must do a field visit right away to solve the issues. If they ignore the citizens of his constituency, he warned that they might break the water pipes or block the main source directly.
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