Palpa: Minister for Water Supply, Pradeep Yadav, has shared that there would be 100 per cent investment of the government in drinking water being provided to the citizens.
Addressing the 10th annual general meeting of the Tansen Drinking Water Consumers’ Committee at Tansen of Palpa on Saturday, Minister Yadav mentioned that certain per cent of tax being imposed on drinking water for the citizens would not be levied.
“The tax being imposed on lifting drinking water under the ‘people’s water, government’s investment concept’ will now be levied. We have made arrangement that the federal government will bear 85 per cent of the investment while the province or local government will share 15 per cent,” he opined.
Minister Yadav argued that the provision was scrapped since drinking water was the people’s one of the fundamental rights and the government would bear the entire cost of this.
“The ministry is effortful to effectively employ 42,000 consumers’ groups nationwide. We are working in close collaboration with the consumers’ groups,” he added.
Minister Yadav reiterated that it was the government’s sole responsibility to provide safe and accessible drinking water to the citizens.
Drinking water supply and sanitation is not only the primary need of the people but a fundamental pillar for sustainable development, he added.
Conservation of water sources was a key issue at present in the context of drying up of water sources due to climate change and erratic climatic conditions.
He also promised to provide budget for the construction of water tanks with the capacity to store 5 million litre of water in Tansen.
Member of Parliament Thakur Gaire and Lumbini Province Assembly Member Bir Bahadur Rana also shared their efforts made to address the drinking crisis in Tansen.
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