Water from the Melamchi rivulet at Helambu rural municipality-1 in Sindhupalchowk district has reached the capital a week ago through a tunnel at Ambathan.
A plan is afoot to flow fresh water in the Bagmati River on the day of Mahashivaratri festival this Thursday. The water from Melamchi that was channeled to Sundarijal will be diverted into the river.