Deurali-khani Residents Receive Clean Drinking Water

Baglung. Residents of Deurali-khani in Jaimini Municipality-3 Damek, considered extremely remote in Baglung, have finally received easy access to clean drinking water. The completion of the 'one house, one tap' scheme, funded by the Gorkha Welfare Trust Nepal with technical assistance, coordination from the municipality, and labor from locals, has brought joy to the village. Water collected from the Chherchhere spring located at the top of Majhagaun has been distributed through this scheme, resulting in the construction of 34 taps for 34 households in Deurali-khani, along with taps for a school and a vaccination clinic, totaling 36 taps. According to Bed Bahadur Chhantyal, chairman of the Deurali-khani Majhagaun Drinking Water and Sanitation Consumer Committee, the project cost a total of 45 lakh rupees, with the Gorkha Welfare Trust contributing 36 lakh and locals providing nine lakh worth of labor. Previously, locals suffered due to a dilapidated scheme built in 2053 BS and communal taps. Now, with filtered clean water available 24 hours a day at their homes, daily consumption and providing water for livestock have become much easier, said local Jamuna Chhantyal. The municipality will fully support the sustainability of this improvement in Deurali-khani, known as an organic village with a dense tribal population, pledged Mayor Harihar Sharma. He mentioned that the local government is always ready to fulfill the basic needs of citizens in remote areas despite limited resources. With taps built in their courtyards, the residents of Majhagaun have been freed from the old hardship of fetching water.