Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has assured the people of Kathmandu that Melamchi water will be provided regularly.
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The Melamchi Water Supply Project says it has closed water distribution in the Kathmandu valley beginning Monday. The project says the supply will resume after two weeks.
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The Melamchi Water Supply Project says it is resuming supply in Kathmandu by mid-November.
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Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a grant agreement with the government of Nepal in Kathmandu today, to provide grant aid of up to 2.541 billion yen (approximately Rs 2.31 billion) for the Project for the Improvement of Water Supply in Biratnagar.
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The government says it is not certain about resuming the ambitious Melamchi Water Supply Project owing to destructions caused by recent floods in the project area in Sindhupalchok.
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KATHMANDU, July 9: It seems to take at least three months to restore the Melamchi to Kathmandu Valley water supply system.
The Melamchi Drinking Water Project sets a target of bringing about waters from the Sindhupalchowk-based Melamchi River up to Sundarijal by mid-October. The Committee is to undertake the related works in collaboration with the local levels and other related bodies.
The project was largely damaged by the recent devastating flood from the river. Access roads to the project, bridge and some structures at the construction side had been damaged by the disaster in mid-June, the Committee said.
According to Committee information officer Rajendra Prasad Pant, they set a target of restoring the water supply system if a temporary access to the project could be made by re-opening the track and placing a Bailey bridge. But the Committee is not sure whether the target could be met as the risk of future damages to be caused by monsoon still prevails.
"If we could reach the headwork by mid-September, mud and other depositions caused by the flood inside the tunnel would be cleared off next months. The time to restore the supply system could take long if there is havoc by the flood," he said.
The Chinese construction company, Sino Hydro, has been carrying out the remaining works of the project. Among the construction of the structures like the tunnel, headwork and the water treatment centre, only the works of the head works remain.
The project has categorized the repair works to be carried out into two categories – works to be carried out immediately and works to be done in long-term. Construction and repair of the approach road comes under the immediate work.
Project information officer Panta said it is estimated that Rs 1 billion would be required for the repair works. As he said works like construction of the road and bridge and clearing the road up to the headwork should be done immediately to supply water from Melamchi river in Sindhupalchok to Sundarijal of Kathmandu.
Three bodies under the federal government, namely the department of Roads, Nepali Army and the Melamchi Water Supply Project Board are linked to it as the road and the bridges have to be repaired. The road leading to the project site should be made operational at the earliest with the support of the local level.
For the time being, transport would be operated by constructing a Bailey bridge immediately. A concrete bridge would be constructed for the long-term.
KATHMANDU, June 11: The water supply to the Kathmandu Valley from Melamchi is to be stopped for nearly about two months. This is so because the Melamchi Water Supply Development Board is to empty the tunnel of the water supply project from June 15 for inspection.
The Board has alerted the locals of Melamchi area, Sindhu and Gyalthum areas in downstream side in Sindhupalchowk district and in Kathmandu also that water flow in the Melamchi river as well as the Bagmati river could increase due to the emptying of the tunnel.
The Board has, through a notice, stated it will nearly take two months for the inspection, including the 16 days required for emptying the tunnel. It will take time for the inspection, testing, improvement and refilling. These tasks have to be done before the monsoon peaks.
The Project had diverted the water from the Melamchi river on February 22 for testing the project tunnel. The water from Melamchi had reached Sundarijal of Kathmandu 12 days after the test was started. The Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited had distributed the water from Melamchi in the Kathmandu Valley from April 19 itself.
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