Germany to provide Rs 14.2 million for reconstruction of drinking water project

KAVREPALANCHOWK: The German government is to provide 100,000 Euros (EUR) to the drinking water project constructed at Dhulikhel Municipality in Kavrepalanchowk.  The drinking water project was damaged by floods and landslides that occurred in the last week of September.

The municipality had in mid-October proposed German Ambassador to Nepal, Dr Thomas Prinz for the reconstruction of the damaged project.

Mayor Ashok Byanju on the behalf of the municipality and Tirtha Sinha on the behalf of the German Agency for International Cooperation signed the memorandum of understanding for the same.

The German Embassy in Nepal through GIZ was ready to provide Rs 14.2 million support for the reconstruction of the drinking water project.

As per the agreement, the financial assistance would be provided to Dhulikhel Drinking Water and Sanitation Consumers’ Committee within a few days, said the mayor.

Locals of ward no 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 and government offices at the district headquarters have still been facing problems with drinking water.

Meanwhile, drinking water is being supplied in the municipality after partial reconstruction of the project.

Committee Chairperson Krishna Bhusan Shrestha said Rs 1.97 million has been spent to carry out repair and maintenance of the project so far.

Around Rs 35 million has been estimated for the complete reconstruction of the three-decade old drinking water project.