Water shortage reminds Kaski folk of devastating Seti flood, by Ishwori Neupane and Shiva Sharma (kp 14/05/2012)

Water resource development: A most promising sector, by Kamal Raj Dhungel (ht 03/05/2012)

Melamchi water project’s fate still hanging in the balance, by Rishi Ram Poudel (kp 29/04/2012)

Lack of water hits toilet campaign, by Kalendra Sejuwal (rep 25/04/2012)

Novel plan to recharge valley water sources (ht 15/04/2012)

District sanitation plan to be implemented soon (ht 09/04/2012)

Underground water policy on cards (ht 03/04/2012)

Water scarcity hits Okhaldhunga (ht 03/04/2012)

Shortage perennial in Valley: Gap between supply and demand has soared (ht 22/03/2012)

Universal access to sanitation a far cry, by Manish Gautam (kp 13/03/2012), From 1990s to present, a great leap forward, by Pragati Shahi (kp 13/03/2012), Rush to become the second, by Dipendra Baduwal (kp 13/03/2012), Not so free, after all, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 13/03/2012)

Water, sanitation a far cry: Millions of Nepalis deprived of the basic amenities: Report (ht 10/03/2012)

Simple fixes, by Deependra Bista (kp 10/03/2012)

Bid to harvest 5 million litres of rainwater, by Pragati Shahi (kp 02/03/2012)

Alternatives to municipal water, by Rachana Chettri (kp 25/02/2012)

Valley to remain thirsty for another 3 yrs: Contractor wants more time to complete Melamchi project (ht 12/02/2012)

KUKL to supply additional 6m liters water in Valley, by Arjun Poudel (01/02/2012)

Smart ways to deal with water woes, by Nistha Rayamajhi (rep 27/01/2012)

Water debate in Nepal: Missing the forest, by Rameshore Prasad Khanal (rep 26/01/2012)

Public toilets in Kathmandu in pathetic condition; new toilets not constructed despite growing population (nn 18/01/2012)

Three big irrigation projects require Rs 1.1 billion more (kp 13/01/2012)

Water from Melamchi: Mirage of Helambu?, by Mani Dixit (ht 13/01/2012)

Thirsty valley: Just 23L of water a day in March-April (rep 07/01/2012)

‘700m l’ illegal groundwater extraction daily, by Nirjana Sharma (kp 21/12/2011), 6 groundwater extracting companies face action, by Nirjana Sjharma (kp 22/12/2011)

Water board begins crackdown on unlicensed users, by Om Astha Rai (rep 15/12/2011)

Poor infrastructure hindering regular water supply (kp 22/11/2011)

Call for sound water resource policy (ht 21/11/2011)

16 million Nepalis practise open toilet,says report (ht 19/11/2011)

Inadequate restrooms abet open defecation, by Roshan Sedhai (kp 17/11/2011)

Clean Hands Save Lives, by Jhabindra Bhandari (rn 21/10/2011)

Water shortage hits Achham district (ht 12/10/2011)

Rainwater Harvesting: A Promising Alternative, by Ratna Raj Timsina (rn 11/10/2011), High time for rainwater harvesting, by Navin Adhikari (kp 31/10/2011)

57 pc Nepali households don’t have access to sanitation facility (nn 08/10/2011), The common base: Commitment is the key to achieving sanitation goals (kp 09/10/2011)

Prez rolls out sanitation master plan: Only 43 percent households are toilet users in the country at present (kp 30/09/2011)

Talk to China for expediting Melamchi: PAC to govt, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep 27/09/2011)

Chitwan declared 'open defecation free' district amid colourful event (nn 23/09/2011)

Every drop counts: Drip irrigation delivers water to the roots of plants through pipes, so there is no wastage, by Amrit Bhandari (kp 21/09/2011)

Salyan faces water crisis (kp 11/09/2011)

Melamchi project tunnel to be ‘ready by 2014’, by Rishiram Poudel (kp 04/09/2011)

Irrigation Dept shuts its eyes to Sinohydro, by Janak Nepal (kp 10/08/2011)

Diarrhea-hit village faces water crisis, by Tek Narayan Bhattarai (rep 08/08/2011)

Mega sanitation plan to ensure clean Nepal, by Pragati Shahi (kp 07/08/2011)

Rainwater Harvesting: For Weathering Water Crisis, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 04/08/2011)

Water treatment plant in limbo: Dispute over contracting company hindering project (ht 03/08/2011)

Filter tanks turn defecation site: Myanglung folk forced to drink untreated water, by Bharat Ingnam (ht 02/08/2011)

Water woes, tensions and wars, by Ujjwala Maharjan (rep 29/07/2011)

Rainwater harvesting drive (kp 24/07/2011)

Matters behind Melamchi: Commercial and global interests do not work for supplying water in a traditional, agro-based society, by Ratan Bhandari (kp 21/07/2011)

Rainwater harvesting a boon to Lalitpur folk: Groundwater level getting replenished; locals no longer rely on KUKL pipes (kp 20/07/2011)

KUKL to supply water twice a week (rep 13/07/2011)

Thirsty folk flee home, by DR Panta (kp 10/07/2011)

Commuters suffer as KUKL lays pipeline, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 01/07/2011)

ADB concerned over Melamchi (kp 01/07/2011)

Kaski to be first open defecation free district, by Pragati Shahi (kp 23/06/2011), Kaski First Open-Defecation-Free District (sp 01/07/2011)

Sanitation plan to take off (ht 16/06/2011)

Melamchi only by 2015 end, by Arjun Poudel (rep 16/06/2011)

Water projects suffer after ADB pullout, by Barun Paneru (rep 10/06/2011)

Tanker, jar water business booms: Quality questionable; no monitoring system in sight, by Jenee Rai (kp 09/06/2011)

KUKL tankers grounded, water supplies hit, by Arjun Poudel (rep 08/06/2011)

Efforts to meet sanitation goals (ht 06/06/2011)

Sanitation, drinking water a far cry: Govt progress snail-paced, may miss 2015 MDG; Budget crunch blamed (ht 05/06/2011)

Baglung people face water crisis, by Dilip Poudel (rep 26/05/2011)

Sanitation, drinking water access: Good job done in Kaski, says report, by Pragati Shahi (kp 16/05/2011), Washing Kaski: Improving access to safe water is possible (kp 17/05/2011)

Valley’s water woes likely to ease (kp 13/05/2011)

Khandbari reeling under water shortage (ht 04/05/2011)

Single tap for 200 households (ht 02/05/2011)

Apartments to the grounds, by Kabir Das Rajbhandari (rep 17/04/2011)

Water crisis in Ramechhap (ht 17/04/2011)

Water crunch parches throats, by Khagendra Awasthi (kp 12/04/2011)

70 families displaced due to water crisis, by Barun Paneru (rep 10/04/2011)

Water projects inaugurated (kp 05/04/2011)

Civil society demands concrete sanitation measures (ht 05/04/2011)

KUKL water highly contaminated, by Arjun Poudel (rep 27/03/2011), Call to ensure public right to safe water (kp 27/03/2011), Call for water rights (ht 27/03/2011), Clean water, now (rep 28/03/2011)

Drinking water supply: Widening Gap, by Madhav Prasad Ghimire (sp 25/03/2011)

“WECS Working On Integrated Water Policy”, interview with Shyam Prasad Mainali (sp 25/03/2011)

Scant progress in Valley water management (kp 23/03/2011), 80 pc groundwater unpotable (kp 23/03/2011), Melamchi hope likely to be long haul (kp 23/03/2011), Leakage compounding woes (kp 23/03/2011)

Meeting the urban challenge, by Mandira Shrestha (rep 22/03/2011)

The last drop: Poor access to water for some is a problem that affects us all (kp 22/03/2011)

Why are we waiting for the axe to fall? Stone spouts are drying up in the lack of original canals and recharge ponds and due to groundwater extraction (kp 22/03/2011)

KUKL plagued by prolonged tussle, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 21/03/2011)

Valley dwellers flooded with water woes (kp 20/03/2011)

Health is wealth: Nepal makes strides in sanitation drive (kp 16/03/2011)

Ensuring Safe Drinking Water, by Punam Ghimire (rn 11/02/2011)

Cleaning up: Communities are ready for ODF declaration, they just need a little help, by Rohit Odari (kp 04/02/2011)

Valley’s ground water ‘very unsafe to drink’, by Nirjana Sharma (kp 26/01/2011)

Melamchi project-hit seek compensation (kp 13/01/2011)

Solving water shortages, by Bhagawati Dhungana (kp 29/12/2010)

Leakage adds to valley drinking water woes (kp 20/12/2010)

Sanitation in the national budget, by Shikha Shrestha (rep 12/12/2010)

Innovation for the nation: Building water storage projects upstream of existing stations is a thought, by Peeyush Tiwari (kp 30/11/2010)

‘Urine river’ floods MoFA (kp 25/11/2010)

KUKL to import experts (kp 25/11/2010)

Fund crunch to leave stone spouts dry (kp 23/11/2010), Orphaned water spout cries for attention in the heart of city (kp 25/11/2010)

385-m tunnel in 15 months: Locals’protests behind delay in project work (ht 21/11/2010)

System to monitor water in rural areas (ht 20/11/2010)

Rainwater helping to tide over drinking water crisis (kp 17/11/2010), Bid to promote rainwater harvesting (kp 21/11/2010)

Kathmandu Khanepani Ltd working with all might and main, by Hari Prasad Dhakal (kp 17/11/2010)

New Gyalthum adit soon to Melamchi tunnel, by Pragati Shahi (kp 11/11/2010)

Groundwater management in the offing (kp 10/11/2010)

Aged water pipes to go: ADB to give Rs 7 billion for laying new pipelines (kp 03/11/2010)

Water woes hit Syangja village folks (ht 02/11/2010)

Toilet construction project completed, finally: Mid-western districts of Jajarkot and Rukum equipped with 5,000 latrines (ht 22/10/2010)

Govt gearing to meet water MDG (kp 20/10/2010)

$500 million aid for sanitation programme (kp 08/10/2010), National sanitation
programme launched (ht 08/10/2010), $ 5 million for kids, women’s sanitation: Programme in 5 districts (ht 09/10/2010), Towards total sanitation: People-oriented mission, by Ganga Datta Nepal (ht 15/10/2010)

Experts’ call to tap water resources (kp 04/10/2010), Political instability preventing
water resource utilisation (ht 04/10/2010)

Indian aid for drinking water project in Solukhumbu (nn 25/09/2010)

Water for all still a pipedream: Govt rues it lacks body to keep tab on water projects (ht 18/09/2010)

No access for 7.1m Nepalis (ht 10/09/2010)

Melamchi is the ultimate hope of parched Valley residents, by Tilak Mohan Bhandari (kp 05/09/2010)

Writing on the wall: Better water management and greater support for the environment should be among the state’s top priorities, by Bidur Prasad Upadhyay (kp 05/09/2010)

Collecting rain: With rainwater harvesting systems, enjoy the bounty of the heavens now and forever (nt 03/09/2010)

Over 300 households in Palpa without drinking water (nn 29/08/2010)

‘Ensure water, sanitation as fundamental rights’ (ht 27/08/2010)

Multiple issues hit multibillion project Melamchi, by Mukul Humagain and Anil Giri (kp 26/08/2010)

Govt unlikely to meet water-for-all target, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 24/08/2010)

Restoring water sources priority, by Pragati Shahi (kp 22/08/2010), Pipeline damaged, water supply disrupted (ht 22/08/2010)

Pvt tankers to go under the scanner: The government has no record of the tankers or the source of water they supply, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 20/08/2010)

Insurance for drinking water projects in pipeline (ht 19/08/2010)

Curb on groundwater extraction soon, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 17/08/2010), Under the pump: Groundwater use can’t be stopped but could be better managed (kp 18/08/2010)

Sikta dam construction over, by Janak Nepal (kp 10/08/2010)

Letang folks have no water to drink (ht 08/08/2010)

Melamchi to pick up pace, come September: Ministry (ht 03/08/2010)

Save now, use later: Nepal should build reservoirs on rivers to collect water for use during times of deficit, by Shital Babu Regmee (kp 23/07/2010)

Water projects in a bind (kp 21/07/2010)

KUKL to revamp water pipeline in Valley, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 18/07/2010)

Troubled waters: A report on water security in Asia warns of the dangers in store for the region, by Rubeena Mahato (nt 09/07/2010)

‘Serious water woes’ in 20 yrs (kp 04/07/2010), Fade to black: There appears to be no solution in sight to the valley’s water woes (kp 05/07/2010)

The matter of water: The way the population is growing, Melamchi will be obsolete before it is completed, by Shyam K.C. (kp 28/06/2010)

Right to water and sanitation Health requirement, by Bharat Adhikari and Anamika Singh Bhandary (ht 24/06/2010), Liberal To Nature’s Call, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 27/06/2010)

Dadeldhura HQ reeling under water crisis (ht 24/06/2010)

Report warns of massive water depletion in Himalayan sub-region within 20 years (ht 15/06/2010)

Three villages relying on single water tap (ht 12/06/2010)

Waters Of Hope!, by Ananda P Srestha (tn 11/06/2010)

Ramechhap villages sans potable water, by Tika Bhatta (kp 10/06/2010)

WATSAN woes: The number of latrines built over a certain period might not be the best indicator of improved sanitation, by Bhawana Upadhyay (kp 10/06/2010)

Murky waters: An Indian project on Koshi intensifies Nepal-India mistrust on water resources, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp 04/06/2010)

Water scarcity hits Khotang dwellers hard (ht 30/05/2010)

Over 300 households displaced due to acute water shortage (rn 29/05/2010)

Water scarcity in valley: Kathmandu to be next Mexico City? (kp 25/05/2010)

Lax policy leaves water projects in a shambles, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 20/05/2010)

Water scarcity triggers exodus, by Min Kumar Dahal (ht 19/05/2010)

Water shortage hits Ilam (rn 18/05/2010)

Water tankers rake in the lolly (kp 14/05/2010)

Drinking water problems affecting locals (rn 11/05/2010)

Respite in offing for drought-hit areas, by Bharat Jhargamagar (kp 09/05/2010)

Troubled waters: Poor regulation is costing legal water bottlers and consumers dearly, by Suvayu Dev Pant and Foo Chee Chang (nt 30/04/2010)

Basantapur may lose its mobile toilet, by Laxmi Maharjan (ht 29/04/2010)

Dalit facing water woes (rn 26/04/2010)

Nepal must double its sanitation effort, by Laxmi Maharjan (ht 25/04/2010)

All for a drop of water: Why Kathmandu remains thirsty, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 24/04/2010)

Govt to build 5,000 lavatories in west (ht 20/04/2010)

Power cut hits water supply (ht 20/04/2010)

Cheer in offing for thirsty Kathmandu (kp 18/04/2010)

10.5 M drinking water project fails in Kapilvastu (rn 18/04/2010)

Drought sends water table down (kp 17/04/2010)

Women waiting for days for drinking water (rn 13/04/2010)

Tunnel construction of Melamchi drinking water project resumes (nn 12/04/2010)

Water shortage hits Pokhara, by Bibhu Bhusal (ht 10/04/2010)

Safe drinking water: For a healthy world, by Keshab Raj Joshi (kp 09/04/2010)

ADB-funded irrigation project in limbo, by Pragati Shahi (kp 09/04/2010)

Water woes to remain another 15 years!, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 06/04/2010)

Ramechhap folks face acute drinking water crisis, by Himal Dhungel (ht 02/04/2010)

Vanishing toilets: Once upon a time, there used to be public latrines in various parts of Kathmandu, by Shyam K.C. (kp 29/03/2010)

Water scarcity hits Ilam district as sources dry up (rn 27/03/2010)

Toll free telephone to solve Kathmandu Valley water woes (ht 27/03/2010)

Int'l seminar on FMIS kicks off (nn 26/03/2010)

Running on empty: Women in rural parts of Asia walk on average a distance of six km to collect water, by Bhuwana Upadhyay (kp 25/03/2010)

Water woes: The case for water and sanitation as constitutional rights is strong (kp 24/03/2010)

Water shortage hits Sankhuwasabha (rn 23/03/2010)

Beware of water you drink: Report (kp 23/03/2010)

Old water pipelines add to woes, by Roshan Sanwa (ht 22/03/2010)

Bagmati action plan: Replenishing the source, by Smriti Mallapaty (kp 20/03/2010)

Looming Water Crisis (rn 19/03/2010), Few Drops To Drink, by Keshab Poudel (sp 19/03/2010), "Tap Valley’s Water Too", interview with Umesh Pandey (sp 19/03/2010), Kathmandu Aquifer Depleting Under Ground: Kathmandu's underground water is gradually depleting, by Aditi Pandey (sp 19/03/2010), Water and energy commission: Continuing Relevance (sp 19/03/2010), "The role of WECS will be much more important in the federal structure", interview with kishore Thapa (sp 19/03/2010), Looking At Climate Change Through Water, by Ravi Sharma Aryal (sp 19/03/2010)

Pre-Melamchi project demands Rs 1.28 billion, says KUKL (nn 18/03/2010), Pre-Melamchi project in the offing to ease Valley water woes (ht 18/03/2010), Relief in sight for parched Capital (kp 18/03/2010), Water dreams (ht 19/03/2010)

Boost for Tanakpur canal, by Pragati Shahi (kp 15/03/2010)

Drinking water project in a mess (rn 07/03/2010)

Free water for few, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 21/02/2010)

Potable water, brides pipe dreams!, by Tekendra Deuba (ht 19/02/2010)

Facelift of Valley pipelines just a dream, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 18/02/2010)

Villagers drinking dirty water for years, by Tubal Sapkota (ht 13/02/2010)

Water dearth heightens squatters' woes, by Rajendra Bhatta (ht 13/02/2010)

Hard water: KUKL’s stopgap measures are not enough to solve Kathmandu’s water woes (kp 12/02/2010)

Invisible menace: The deteriorating water quality is yet to be considered a public health problem, by Sanjana Dhungana-Dulal (kp 08/02/2010)

Nepal’s Water and Energy Commission still searching for its soul, by Ajaya Dixit (sp 05/02/2010)

Khotang water project in limbo (kp 04/02/2010)

Drinking water being supplied without treatment in Kathmandu (nn 03/02/2010)

Safe water method discussed (rn 13/01/2010)

Down the drain, by Ananta Amurgam (kp 11/01/2010)

KUKL to get new tankers, generators, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 11/01/2010)

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