June 9 : Minister for Water Supply Bina Magar has said that much-awaited Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) will see the completion in the beginning of the next fiscal year 2020/21.
Responding to queries put forth by members of the House of Representatives yesterday, she stated, “With the construction of physical infrastructure of the project reaching its final stage, the residents of the Kathmandu Valley will drink water supplied from it in the beginning of the next FY.” According to her, the processing centre with capacity of filtering 30.2 million litres of water a day has already been established at Guheshwori in the capital and its tests are currently underway. “As part of the project, other processing centres at Balkumari, Sallaghari and Dhobighat will also be operated soon.”
Minister Magar expects the drinking water bill tabled at the parliament will be approved from the current session. The government has set a goal of providing basic level water facility to 92 percent population by the end of the current FY 2019/20 and medium level water facility to 25 percent populace. Likewise, there is a plan to provide basic water facility to 94 percent people and medium level water facility to 32 percent in the next FY 2020/21.
