बबई नदीको पानी लिफ्टिङ गरी तुलसीपुरमा ल्याउन ६ महिना लाग्ने

दाङ । तुलसीपुर नगरवासीलाई सफा, शुद्ध पानी सहज तरिकाले वितरण गर्ने उद्देश्यले तुलसीपुर खानेपानी उपभोक्ता तथा सरसफाइ संस्थाले तीन वर्ष पहिले सुरु गरेकोे सहलगानीअन्तर्गत बबई नदीको पानी लिफ्टिङ गरेर तुलसीपुरमा ल्याउन सञ्चालित आयोजना सफल हुन थप छ महिना लाग्ने भएको छ ।

हालसम्म आयोजनाको पूर्वाधार निर्माण अन्तिम चरणमा पुगे पनि विद्युत् जडान तथा होमकनेक्सनलगायत काम बाँकी रहेकाले थप छ महिना समय लाग्ने संस्थाका अध्यक्ष यमकान्त भण्डारीले जानकारी दिए । उनका अनुसार अहिले पछिल्लो चरणमा निर्माणको जिम्मा पाएका ठेकेदारले निर्माण सामग्रीको मूल्य बढेको भन्दै काम रोकेकाले केही समय ढिलाइ भएको हो ।

अध्यक्ष भण्डारीले भने “हामीले निर्माण कम्पनीलाई काम सञ्चालन गर्न ताकेता गरिरहेका छौँ । सम्भवत अब यथाशीघ्र कामले निरन्तरता पाउने छ ।” उनका अनुसार रु ५६ करोड ८० लाख २४ हजार ६३० लागतमा उक्त आयोजना सम्पन्न हुनेगरी काम अघि बढेको हो । सो आयोजनाअन्र्तगत बबई नदीको पानी लिफ्टिङ गरेर तुलसीपुर ल्याइने छ ।

हालसम्म पानीका लागि नयाँ पाइप जडान, विभिन्न ठाउँमा एक दर्जन बढी ट्याङ्की निर्माणलगायत काम सम्पन्न भइसकेका अध्यक्ष भण्डारीले जानकारी दिनुभयो । तुलसीपुरमा एउटा भण्डारण ट्याङ्की निर्माण अन्तिम चरणमा पुगेको छ । पुराना पाइपलाइनको मर्मत पनि सम्पन्न भइसकेका छन् ।

यो आयोजना पूरा भएपछि १०० लिटरप्रति सेकेण्ड पानीको आपूर्ति सम्भव हुने अध्यक्ष भण्डारीले उल्लेख गर्नुभयो । जसले तुलसीपुरस्थित नयाँ बसपार्क, रानीजरुवा, तुलसीपुर उपमहानगरपालिका(६ का विभिन्न गाउँलगायत क्षेत्रमा बसोबास गर्ने नागरिकलाई राहत पुग्ने उहाँले विश्वास व्यक्त गर्नुभयो ।

त्यसैगरी संस्थाले खानेपानीको प्रमुख मुहान रहेको क्षेत्रहरू मुलकोट, राम्री, चिसापानी, घेरेनी, बाख्रे, छरछरे र पहरेमा हुने अनधिकृत उत्खननलाई रोक्न तथा मुहानको संरक्षणका लागि पहल गरिरहेको उपाध्यक्ष नारायणप्रसाद शर्माले बताए । उनका अनुसार संस्थाले रक्षाचौर ट्रिटमेन्ट प्लान्टमा रहेको पुरानो बालुवा तथा गिट्टी प्रतिस्थापन गरेको छ ।

“रक्षाचौर क्षेत्रमा सेडिमेन्टेसन प्रविधिमार्फत पानीको फिल्टरिङ भइरहेको छ । यो प्रविधि भनेको पानीलाई एउटा ठूलो ट्याङ्कीमा केही समयस्थिर राखिन्छ । पानीमा भएका कणहरू विस्तारै ट्याङ्कीको फेदमा थुप्रिन्छन् । अनि माथिल्लो भागको सफा पानी अर्को चरणमा पठाउने गरिन्छ । पानी पूरै शुद्धीकरण गरेपछि अर्को टयाङ्कीमा जम्मा गरेर मात्र उपभोक्ताको घरमा पु¥याउने गरिएको छ ।”, उपाध्यक्ष शर्माले भने । यो कार्य पूरा भइसकेकाले अब वर्षायाममा धमिलो पानीको समस्या नहुने उनले बताए।

संस्थाले विभिन्न स्थानमा रहेका करिब १०० खानेपानी वितरण च्याम्बरहरू निर्माण गरी पूर्ण रूपमा सुरक्षित बनाएको छ । जिआइएस प्रविधि तथा मोबाइल एप प्रणाली लागू गरेर सेवा प्रवाहलाई प्रविधिमैत्री बनाउने कार्यअघि बढाएको उपाध्यक्ष शर्माले जानकारी दिए । उनका अनुसार आगामी दिनमा स्मार्ट मिटर जडान गरी उपभोक्तालाई पारदर्शी बिलिङ प्रणाली उपलब्ध गराउने लक्ष्य लिइएको छ ।

संस्थाले करिब १२ हजार धारामार्फत ७५ हजार बढी जनसङ्ख्यालाई खानेपानीको सहज व्यवस्थापन गरिरहेको छ । बबई नदीको पानी लिफ्टिङ गरेर कहिले आउँछ भन्ने प्रतिक्षामा नागरिक छन् । बढ्दो गर्मीका कारण खानेपानीका मुहान सुक्न थालेपछि पानीवितरणमा समस्या भइरहेको छ ।

तुलसीपुर क्षेत्रका केही गाउँका धारामा पानी आउन छाडेपछि खानेपानी संस्थाले ट्याङ्रबाट बोकाएर दिनहुँ निशुल्क पानी वितरण गर्दै आएको छ । संस्थाले यसअघि आगामी असार मसान्तसम्म उक्त आयोजना निर्माण सम्पन्न गरी पानी वितरण गरिने जानकारी गराए पनि अझै करिब छ महिना पानी वितरणका लागि समय लाग्न सक्ने जनाएको छ ।

रासस

Dang. The project to lift water from the Babai River and bring it to Tulsipur under a joint venture launched by the Tulsipur Drinking Water Consumers and Sanitation Organization three years ago with the aim of distributing clean, pure water to the residents of Tulsipur in an easy manner is expected to take another six months to be successful.

Although the infrastructure construction of the project has reached the final stage, it will take another six months as work including electricity and home connection remains to be done, informed the organization's chairman Yama Kanta Bhandari. According to him, the delay was caused by the contractor who was given the responsibility of the final phase of construction, who stopped the work citing the increase in the price of construction materials.

Chairman Bhandari said, "We are urging the construction company to start the work. It is likely that the work will continue as soon as possible." According to him, the work has progressed to complete the project at a cost of Rs 568 million 24 thousand 630. Under the project, water from the Babai River will be lifted and brought to Tulsipur.

Chairman Bhandari informed that work including installation of new pipes for water and construction of more than a dozen tanks at various places have been completed so far. The construction of a storage tank in Tulsipur has reached the final stage. Repairs to old pipelines have also been completed.

Chairman Bhandari mentioned that after the completion of this project, it will be possible to supply 100 liters of water per second. He expressed confidence that this will provide relief to the citizens living in the areas of New Bus Park, Ranijaruwa, Tulsipur Sub-metropolitan City (6), and various villages.

Similarly, the organization is taking initiatives to prevent unauthorized excavation in the areas of Mulkot, Ramri, Chisapani, Ghereni, Bakhre, Chharchre and Pahare, which are the main sources of drinking water, and to protect the sources, said Vice President Narayan Prasad Sharma. According to him, the organization has replaced the old sand and gravel in the Rakshachaur Treatment Plant.

"Water filtration is being done in the Rakshachaur area through sedimentation technology. This technology means that water is kept in a large tank for some time. The particles in the water gradually accumulate at the bottom of the tank. Then the clean water from the upper part is sent to the next stage. After the water is completely purified, it is collected in another tank and only then delivered to the consumer's home," said Vice President Sharma. He said that since this work has been completed, there will be no problem of murky water during the rainy season.

The organization has constructed and made completely safe about 100 drinking water distribution chambers at various locations. Vice President Sharma informed that the work of making the service delivery technology-friendly by implementing GIS technology and mobile app system has been taken forward. According to him, the goal is to provide a transparent billing system to the consumers by installing smart meters in the coming days.

The organization is providing drinking water to over 75,000 people through about 12,000 taps. Citizens are waiting for the water from the Babai River to be lifted. There is a problem in water distribution as drinking water sources are drying up due to the increasing heat.

After some villages in the Tulsipur area stopped receiving water from taps, the drinking water organization has been distributing free water daily by transporting it from tankers. The organization had earlier informed that the project would be completed and water would be distributed by mid-Ashar, but it has said that it may take about six months for water distribution.

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