Tulsipur (Dang), July 22: Bagar at Dangisharan Rural Municipality-6 in Dang is facing a shortage of drinking water. The issue is not the absence of water sources, but rather the proper management to supply water from the available resources.
Although there are two water sources within the village, no physical infrastructure has been built to collect and distribute the water. As a result, locals are forced to walk for half an hour to reach the water resources.
Fetching water is even more time- consuming, as villages have to wait for up to an hour in line for their turn, complained Sita Chaudhary. Bagar, home to about 150 households, is particularly affected in areas such as Thandi Bazaar, Bankhalyan, Nayagaun, and Gothigaun.
Local Ameshan Chaudhary suggested that if water from the two nearby springs were collected in an overhead tank and distributed, the problem could be solved.
Earlier, the villages tried to manage the water through a deep-boring system, but it proved unsustainable. After digging a deep borewell, taps were installed, yet to their dismay, water flowed only for a short period. Now, those taps run dry, leaving the community without a reliable source of drinking water.
Locals complain that their repeated requests to the three-tier government to address this pressing issue have gone unheard. They say they do not know whether their concerns are acknowledged, and their problem is solved.
