Okhaldhunga: The district headquarters is reeling under acute drinking water shortage as the damaged drinking water source at Bhujepati of Solukhumbu has not been repaired yet. Water shortage has severely affected hundreds of students who have come there from different places to attend the examination of class 11. The students complain that they did not get to eat food and study due to water shortage.

President of Drinking Water Consumers Committee Roshan Shakya told that the committee has sent technicians to repair the source and the problem will be solved soon.

Source: Kantipur, May 20, 2009