Tag Archive | Nepal
Nepal: UNICEF and Finland sign Euro 9.8 million agreement for water and sanitation
UNICEF Nepal and Finland have signed an agreement on “Aligning for Action: Sanitation and Water for all in the Context of Climate Change in Nepal”. The agreement outlines the Finnish Government’s grant of Euro 9.8 million (US$ 14.3 million) over five years for UNICEF Nepal’s Water and Sanitation Programme. The funds will help to: formulate […]
WSSCC’s Global Sanitation Fund programme in Nepal seeks sub-grantees
UN-Habitat, the Executing Agency for the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council’s (WSSCC) Global Sanitation Fund (GSF) programme in Nepal, is now seeking expressions of interest for potential sub-grantees to carry out GSF work on the ground in the country. UN-Habitat will implement the hygiene and sanitation programme in five districts: Arghakhanchi, Bajura, Bardiya, Sindhupalchowk […]
Nepal, Pokhara: collateral-free loans for water connection
A bank in Pokhara is said to be the first in Nepal to provide collateral-free loans to people to get a piped water supply connection. All the bank requires is consent from the neighbours. Kamana Development Bank is providing loans to the poor consumers of Lekhnath municipality who can not afford to get a water […]
Nepal, Kathmandu: Five rupee ticket for water
Ranibari Youth Club has started charging money for collecting water from a local stonespout. Consumers willing to collect 20 liter water from the stonespout have to buy a ticket worth five rupees [7 US dollar cents] in advance. [...] Earlier, some consumers do not get to fetch water even after queuing up for the whole […]
Nepal: “illegal” water trading common practice in rural areas
The residents of Dewal and Kanakot, Dadeldhura district, Far Western Nepal] who have been looking for [a] water source for the past 4 years, have purchased a water source [from a teacher] in the neighboring village [of Bhukuda] at Rs. 0.8 million [US$ 10,800]. Drinking water sources are being purchased and sold at millions of rupees after […]
China funds hospital water treatment plant in Nepal
The government of China is going to construct a water treatment plant in a hospital for civil servants [in Kathmandu]. According to the agreement made between the representatives of ministry of general administration and the government of China on 20 January [2009], the treatment plant will be constructed with next six months and will be […]
Nepal, Kathamandu Valley: water tariff hiked
The Water Supply Tariff Fixation Commission (WSTFC) has decided to hike the water tariff in the Kathmandu Valley {as of 14 January 2009]. With this decision, the government can now [award] the tunnel construction contract of Melamchi Water Supply Project to the contractor company. Now, those consuming up to 10,000 litres of water per month […]
Nepal: drinking water provided free of cost to 0.8 M
The government of Nepal [aims] to provide drinking water free of cost to 1.6 million people within 2010. The Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Fund Development Board has provided drinking water facilities free of cost to around 824,000 people in 71 districts of Nepal. At present, 1,279 drinking water projects are under operation throughout the […]
Nepal, Pokhara: water tariff worth millions to be collected
The Nepal Drinking Water Supply Corporation (NWSC) Pokhara has to collect water tariff worth Rs. 70 million [...] some consumers have not bothered to pay their water bills for the last 30 years. Pokhara Sub-metropolis [which installed 174 public taps] has not paid water tariff for the past 20 years, which amount to over Rs. […]
Nepal: Ornaments mortgaged for drinking water
The women of Dautala of Dilasaini-2 have mortgaged their ornaments to fund a drinking water and irrigation project in the village after they did not get support from the government and other organizations. The villagers collected Rs. 2,00,000 from 20 households. [...] The villagers have laid 2 km pipes from the source to the reservoir […]
