Ramechhap, Sept. 21 -- awaited Salu-Sunarpani lift water supply project in Manthali Municipality remains incomplete, leaving local residents in hardship.

Residents of Salu in ward 4 and Sunarpani in ward 5 are without reliable drinking water despite the government's promise that the project would transform daily life.

The project, initiated in June 2021, was designed to lift water from the Tamakoshi river using lift technology and supply approximately 2,400 households across both wards. Its completion date was originally set for June, 2024. But contractor delays, negligence, poor adherence to technical standards and unresolved land disputes have prevented the project from being delivered on time.

Local people complain that the problems...