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Melamchi water supply will be stopped from May 19 to 29

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May 15, Kathmandu – The Melamchi water supply project is going to stop the water being distributed from the Melamchi tunnel for 10 days from the 19th of May to the 29.

According to the Melamchi Water Development Committee, Melamchi Water Development Committee is going to close the Melamchi Tunnel for 10 days for the construction and improvement of structures including Gate No. 1 and 9 at the Ambathan Status Headwalk and the connection of the mechanical part in the tunnel.

It is also said that the equipment is going to be installed to prevent further damage to the project due to the possible natural disaster that may occur during the rainy season and the schedule of water distribution in Kathmandu Valley will be changed during the period of 10 days. The water distribution schedule has been published through the Kathmandu Valley Water Supply website and the Facebook page of the branch offices.

Melamchi water supply in kathmandu valley been postponed for 4 months

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The government has closed the main entrance of the tunnel of Melamchi Drinking Water Project and water supply from Melamchi to Kathmandu will be stopped for next four months.

The Melamchi Drinking Water Development Committee has stated that the tunnel had to be closed due to the onset of rainy season. Although the Melamchi water supply has been resumed in Kathmandu by constructing a temporary structure at the dam site in Sindhupalchok, it is said that the tunnel has been closed due to the possible danger in the rainy season.
The project committee has informed that Melamchi water will be distributed only from mid october, so that the water of Melamchi could be pumped into the tunnel again after regular rains stopped.

The coastal area of ​​Melamchi is still at risk of landslides and floods . Therefore, Melamchi water could not be brought to Kathmandu after the monsoon became active.After the flood damage in 2078 BS., the project has put forward a plan not to distribute water till mid october by closing the main gate of Melamchi.