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'Water sources drying up in Salyan'

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June 21: Locals of Salyan have complained that the drying up of water sources at higher altitudes in the district has cut their access to drinking water . Almost 9,000 people out of 47,000 are currently running out of drinking water in the region.

Numerous villages including Salibazar, Chade, Lekhpokhara, Karagithi, Nigalchula, Laxmipur, Malnetal have been facing scarcity of drinking water. Shishiram Chaune, a local of Sidhakumakh Rural Municipality, informed that both human and livestock of the region are affected by the water scarcity. The locals of the region are compelled to spend their productive hours in search of water for themselves and their cattle.

The district currently has over 930 drinking water projects but none of them are functioning properly due to mismanagement and negligence of the stakeholders.

Guna Nidhi Pokhrel, chairman of Salyan District Drinking Water and Sanitation Department informed that the organization is currently running a mega drinking water project to ease the drinking water problem of the locals.  The department also plans to work jointly with 10 local level organizations, he added.

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