Melamchi river

Minister for Water Supply has said that the expected goals of access to basic drinking water and sanitation will be met under the Sustainable Development Goals

The flood in Melamchi River of Sindhupalchowk has damaged the temporary bridge that connected Ward No. 7 and 11 of Melamchi Municipality.

Minister for Drinking Water Umakanta Chaudhary is scheduled to visit Melamchi this morning.

The flood and landslide-affected Melamchi Drinking Water Project has seen 60 percent progress in its maintenance works.

Minister Umakanta Chaudhary instructed the contractors to complete the headworks of Melamchi Drinking Water Project

The construction of the Melamchi-Helambu road has become uncertain as the Melamchi River has been continuously eroded by the floods.

Melamchi Drinking Water Development Committee has worked out a plan to find access to the water project site so as to restore damaged structures.

Twenty-seven houses and farms worth millions have been washed away by the Melamchi River.

The water level in the Melamchi River has started rising again due to the continuous rains that the country has been witnessing since the past few days.

The flood in Melamchi River in Helambu of Sindhupalchowk district on June 15 has swept away 92 houses while 21 people are still missing,