September 6: The residents of Samtse Municipal area will now receive filtered and treated water in their houses. This was made possible after a new water supply system was opened on Friday. The new water supply system is also expected to solve the drinking water problem in the area.

Residents of Samtse municipality have been facing acute drinking water supply for years now. The problem is even worse in extended municipal areas like Gairigoan and Daragoan.

The new water supply system was inaugurated by the Resident Coordinator of Liaison office of Denmark, Mr. Henrik A. Nielsen.

The Nu. 48 million water supply scheme was funded 90% by DANIDA and rest by the royal government.

The works on the new water supply system was completed in June, this year. However, due to some additional and site developments works, the operation of the new water supply system have been delayed for few months. The new water supply system includes treatment plant, water pump at the source and water transmission lines. The new system is designed to last for the next two decades.

The Municipal Engineer, Sangay Tenzin, said that they have installed water metres in all houses connected with new water supply. This means that the residents will now have to pay for the water. In order to create awareness, the municipal will be issuing dummy bills for the next three months.

Meanwhile, the residents said that they were happy to have their water problem solved finally.