PARBAT, Oct 12: Every year, the District Coordination Committee and the District Drinking Water and Sanitation Division Office (DDWSDO), Rolpa, publicize a report showing the increase in people’s access to drinking water in Kushma Municipality.
Despite several efforts to increase the students’ access to drinking water at Janata Sudarshan Higher Secondary School (JSHSS) of ward no.12 of the Municipality, the students are still deprived of the basic amenity. There is not even a single water tap at the school. According to Meghnath Acharya, principal of JSHSS, no availability of water is a major problem of the school.
There is no settlement around the school as it is situated near a jungle.
Principal Acharya informed Republica that even after taking initiatives, the school authority has not been able to bring water as there are no sources of drinking water available nearby.