Rautahat Residents Face Water Crisis Due to Contractor Negligence
Summary
Hundreds of residents in Katahariya Municipality, Rautahat, have been without regular drinking water for three months after a contractor damaged the main pipe during bridge construction. Locals are demanding immediate temporary repairs, while officials say the service will resume once the pipe is reconnected.
Key Points
- Around 200 families in wards 3 and 4 of Katahariya Municipality have been deprived of drinking water for three months after the main pipe was damaged during bridge construction.
- Residents say the contractor failed to repair the pipe despite repeated requests, forcing women, children, and the elderly to use unsafe water sources.
- The contractor, Pramod Yadav of Munna Construction, says the pipe will be reconnected after remaining bridge work is completed, likely by Dashain.
- Chief District Officer Dinesh Sagar Bhusal says he will instruct the contractor to repair the pipe immediately and restore water service.
