Kathmandu, October 12
The Budhi Gandaki flood on Sunday damaged a dozen drinking water projects, disrupting water supplies in several wards of Gorkha and Dhading districts.
According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), the flood damaged the Bishaltar-Arughat Drinking Water Project in Tripurasundari Rural Municipality, affecting water supply in Ward 2.
The Manpang Drinking Water Project in the same rural municipality was also damaged, disrupting supplies in wards 1 and 2.
Several drinking water projects in Jwalamukhi Rural Municipality were affected, including the Majhimtar, Pipaltar, Raatmate, Majhuwa, Bunkotghat-Simle and Chhap Tahateri Dalit Settlement drinking water projects. The damage has disrupted water supplies in multiple wards.
The Gangajamuna Rural Municipality drinking water project was also damaged, affecting water services in wards 5, 6, 7 and 8.
In addition, the flood damaged drinking water projects in Tripurasundari and Siddhalek rural municipalities, the authority said.
The damage to water supply infrastructure adds to the destruction caused by the flood, which swept through northern Gorkha on Sunday, damaging houses, bridges and hydropower infrastructure.
