New Earthquake-Resistant Ward Office and Health Post Inaugurated in Myagdi's Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality

Myagdi. New buildings for the ward office and health post have been constructed in Mudi, Ward No. 4 of Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality, Myagdi. The Chairman of Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality, Prem Prasad Pun, and Vice-Chairperson Resham Punamagar inaugurated both buildings on Saturday. Both two-story buildings are earthquake-resistant and accessible for the disabled.

A total of NPR 17.4 million was spent on the construction of these buildings. The rural municipality stated that NPR 8.968 million was spent on the construction of the two-story, seven-room health post building. The ground floor of the health post houses the treatment area, medicine storage, administration, and health workers' offices. The first floor has two rooms designated as accommodation for health workers.

Service delivery has become smoother following the construction of the health post. Previously, service delivery faced problems as the ward office and health post operated from the same cramped building. Bhagwati Construction had secured the contract for the construction of the two-story ward office building, which includes a hall, for NPR 8.496 million.

Previously, the ward office operated from the old classroom building of Buddhibikas Secondary School. According to Ward Chairperson Yam Bahadur Gharti, former village head of Mudi, Gangalal Gharti provided 2 ropani 16 anna of land and Reshambahadur Gharti provided 3 anna of land free of cost for the building construction. The land donors were honored during the inauguration ceremony.

The building features a toilet, bedroom, and four rooms on the ground floor, while the upper floor houses the hall. Chairman Pun mentioned that Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality has previously constructed ward office buildings in Lamsung, Takam, Marang, and Malkwang in Lulang.

The administrative building for the rural municipality's permanent center in Ghatekhola, which is currently operating from the building of the former Muna Village Development Committee, is in the final stages of construction. Ward offices, except for Ward No. 1 Gurja, are now operating from their own buildings. Vice-Chairperson Punamagar stated that Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality has also constructed new health post buildings in Ward No. 1 Gurja and Ward No. 3 Muna. A five-bed hospital building is under construction in Ward No. 7 Takam. Health posts in Wards No. 2, 5, and 6 already had their buildings constructed previously.