Drinking water crisis in Dhangadhi-14 Syaule

Dhangadhi: Residents of Syaule, Dhangadhi Sub-metropolitan City-18 are currently facing a serious drinking water crisis. Due to prolonged lack of rain, increasing heat and drying up of underground water resources, most of the taps, motors and boreholes in the tole have stopped supplying water. This has affected the daily lives of the locals.

The residents of Syaule, who have been facing water shortage for the last three weeks, are currently relying on water distributed through tankers by the sub-metropolitan city. Water distribution through tankers has started in the affected areas since Tuesday.

Every morning, as the time for the tanker to arrive approaches, women, men and children line up on the roadside carrying utensils, gallons, buckets and drums. As soon as the tanker arrives, there is a rush of people to fill the water. The locals, who were hoping to easily get water at home, are now forced to wait for a long time even for a bucket of water.

According to locals, the complete drying of taps, motors and boreholes has affected everything from drinking water to sanitation. The problem has been compounded by the fact that school-going children are unable to clean themselves regularly, and there is growing concern that the lack of water may affect their health.

Although doctors recommend drinking at least two liters of water daily, many families are unable to consume the required amount of water due to the lack of sufficient water. Even basic tasks such as cooking, washing clothes and sanitation have been affected.

Most of the residents of Syaule depend on agriculture and animal husbandry. However, due to the lack of rain, farmlands have started to dry up, and there is also a shortage of water to feed livestock. Farmers are increasingly worried about not getting water during the main season of rice planting and farming.

According to locals, water from the Zenten tap was used earlier, but the situation has become even more complicated since that source has also started drying up. They complain that the problem has doubled due to the lack of a water source during the rainy season.

Although water is being distributed through tankers on a temporary basis, locals have demanded that the government provide a permanent arrangement for clean drinking water in households as a long-term solution. Currently, for the residents of Syaule, the first thing they do in the morning is to go to the road to fill up with water.