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Sunsari. Like last year, this time of year too, the heat has increased significantly in the Terai. With the heat, it is difficult for road workers, pedestrians and passers-by working in this Terai district to quench their thirst. It is difficult to find public taps and wells in this area.
Recently, the culture of public taps has been disappearing in the city. It is difficult to find water when thirsty in Itahari, which has created the image of a commercial city. Hundreds of passengers travel through this road daily. Passengers who stop at the commercial ‘transit point’ Itahari do not find public taps when they feel thirsty.
To quench their thirst, they have to enter a hotel or spend a minimum of Rs 20 from a shop. In cafes, they have to pay between Rs 25 and Rs 50. Pramod Chaudhary, a local resident of Ward No. 10, who was found in the main market area of Itahari, said that he was forced to buy water to quench his thirst due to the lack of public taps.
Chaudhari said, “If you feel thirsty, you can’t go to someone else’s house, the municipality has not installed a public tap anywhere, there is no option but to buy water and drink.” Kamaladevi Tamang, who came to the Sub-Metropolitan City office from Ward No. 3 to get recommendations for the route home, also said that she bought water when she felt thirsty.
The heat is increasing day by day. Due to the lack of drinking water in public places in the city, rickshaw drivers, safari drivers, travelers and other common people have problems drinking water. Before 2066 BS, there were 84 public taps in various public places in Itahari. These public taps connected to drinking water could be used to drink water directly. This made it easier for passersby or travelers. But the Itahari Drinking Water Consumers Association took a policy of removing public taps.
All taps were removed because the taps were very damaged and the expenses were high, said Haribahadu Katuwal, manager of the Itahari Drinking Water Consumers Association. ‘The organization has taken a policy of not installing taps in public places,’ he said, ‘The office has decided not to install taps due to extreme misuse when there are taps in public places.’ There are currently three water tanks under the Itahari Drinking Water Consumers Association. This office, which has a daily water treatment capacity of 21.6 million, has been supplying water to only 12 of the 20 wards of Itahari Sub-metropolitan City.
Itahari Sub-metropolitan City also has not made arrangements for drinking water in public places. Thousands of people come to Itahari daily during their travels, for economic and business transactions or for other purposes. In such a busy city, the common people have been facing problems in drinking water.
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