Incident Reports

Drinking Water Corporation vandalizes pipeline in Dharan

2020-08-03

Province 1, Sunsari, Dharan

The pipeline of Sardukhola Water Source, constructed by the Dharan Drinking Water Management Board has been vandalized on August 3 by a team of locals led by Harka Sampang Rai and Ram Kumar Shrestha, Head of the Nepal Drinking Water Corporation, Dharan Branch.

There had been a dispute between the corporation and the board over the transfer of the corporation's assets, liabilities, and responsibilities to the board as per the decision of the cabinet a year and a half ago.

According to the Managing Engineer of the Board, Raju Pokharel, the main pipeline at various places of the source and other pipelines leading to water purification tanks have been completely damaged.

Police are collecting details of the damage.





Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Vandalism
Weapons None
Primary Cause Other governance issues
Actor 1 - Number of people n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health)
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media

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