Nepal

Govt to ensure peoples access to drinking water

‘Govt to ensure people’s access to drinking water’

By Himalayan News Service

Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation Bina Magar speaking at an interaction programme in kathmandu, on Wednesday, March 21, 2018. Courtesy: Reporters Club

Kavre, April 21 Minister for Water Supply and Sanitation Bina Magar said the government was working on a plan to supply water to people’s doorsteps. Inaugurating Budhathoki Village Lift Drinking Water Project in Banepa Municipality-13, Minister Magar said her ministry would work to purify and supply water from Karnali, Bheri, Narayani and Koshi rivers. Stating that access to clean and safe drinking water is an inalienable right of the people, Magar added it was the government’s responsibility to provide safe drinking water to its citizens. “Political instability had affected both the country and citizens. Rest assured that the incumbent government will work towards making the country prosperous,” she said. Minister Magar also said the government was committed to creating employment opportunities for youths in the country to prevent them fro going abroad for work. “You will see a prosperous Nepal in five years,” she said.