The water supply from the Melamchi project to Kathmandu Valley has been temporarily shut down starting today due to flooding at the source.
The water coming to Kathmandu Valley from the Melamchi Water Supply Project has been temporarily stopped from today. This happened after flood entered the main source of the water project.
According to Veer Bahadur Chand, who is spokesperson for Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited (KUKL), the water at Melamchi source became very muddy. Because of this, cleaning and treatment process became very difficult. So, they had to temporarily stop sending water from Melamchi to Sundarijal water treatment plant.
When Will Water Supply Resume?
Spokesperson Chand said that continuous rain has made the water at source extremely muddy. He added that once the water quality improves, they will start treatment process again and distribute water according to the old schedule.
However, if the rain continues for long time, it might take some more time to supply water in Kathmandu again.
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