Almost every year, Lalitpur faces the outbreak of water borne diseases with many casualties from the cases of cholera and diarrhoea as many other parts of Nepal. Most of such cases are recorded from mid June till July every year. With increasing number of cases this year (more than double than previous years) as recorded by hospitals, a strong sense of working together with like-minded organizations and local water volunteers to overcome problems on common ground and strive for improvement in more....

Ted distribution system. The coordination work with different stakeholders has been made for smooth implementation. The stakeholders involved in the project are KUKL, UN-HABITAT, PPPUE/UNDP and Podland Youth Club.

The project will be implemented in Dhalko which lies in ward no. 17 of Kathmandu Metropolitan city (KMC). It is one of such settlements resided by poor and so-called lower class indigenous newar community and poor renters. Unlike other core city areas of KMC there is more....

Groundwater has now become a major natural resource contributing the water supply system in Kathmandu Valley and people have been using groundwater since ages through dug wells and stone spouts (dhunge dharas). As a result of thoughtless exploitation of shallow groundwater aquifer, the depletion in the shallow aquifer and availability of the resource can easily be observed through drying up of ancient wells, stone spouts and ponds. Usually groundwater gets recharged during rainfall period. Due more....