Groundwater Crisis in Madhesh: Experts Urge Immediate Action at National Symposium Amidst a growing groundwater crisis in Nepal’s Madhesh Province, experts, policymakers, and stakeholders convened at the National Symposium on Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Management of Groundwater Resources in Nepal. Opinion 23 Mar, 2025
Babarmahal area submerged after water supply pipe burst The Babarmahal area of Kathmandu was waterlogged after a major water supply pipe on the main road burst open. Kathmandu 12 Feb, 2025
Floating Treatment Wetland System remediating polluted surface water bodies Even as our traditional water sources and recreational areas are polluted as a result of human activity and other pollutants produced in the city, the Floating Treatment Wetland System (FTWS) has been there to restore the endangered heritage. Environment 23 Jan, 2024
Water supply in Kathmandu Valley less than one third of demand The existing water supply in the Kathmandu Valley is less than one third of the demand. Kathmandu 19 Dec, 2021
As Nepal runs dry, communities tap water harvesting As water shortages intensify around Nepal, a range of efforts to harvest rainwater are gaining traction. Nepal 06 Oct, 2021
�Recharge Kathmandu programme unlikely to bear fruit� Around 114 million litres of groundwater is extracted through deep borewells Kathmandu, February 22 Kathmandu Metropolitan City recently inaugurated the much-hyped ‘Recharge Kathmandu’ programme in a bid to recharge the valley’s water table,... Horoscopes 23 Feb, 2020
Mitigating water problem In Kathmandu Valley, water problem is becoming more serious this year than in the past. Consumers have become tired of complaining about this problem to the concerned authorities because they have not been able to solve this problem till now. In... 07 Jun, 2019
Performance of ADB-funded projects moderate State restructuring process has affected a few ADB-supported projects in terms of implementation arrangements and fund flow mechanism Kathmandu, August 2 The performance of Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded projects was moderate in the... 03 Aug, 2018
Melamchi project�s tunnel excavation completed Kathmandu, April 12 Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun, Minister for Drinking Water Bina Magar and Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Director General for South Asia Hun Kim participated in a breakthrough ceremony today that marked the completion of the... 13 Apr, 2018
Earthquake victims build reservoir to end water woes Bhaktapur, November 21 Even as residents of Kathmandu Valley are grappling with water shortage with the beginning of dry season, earthquake victims of Liwali, Bhaktapur, have little to worry about. They have constructed a water reservoir with a... Horoscopes 22 Nov, 2017
ADB disappointed with weak project performance Kathmandu, October 31 The performance of Asian Development Bank (ADB) assisted projects has been moving at a rather slow pace than expected in 2017 as there is a huge gap in contract award and disbursement target and achievement. Out of the total... 01 Nov, 2017
Dismal progress seen in awarding contracts of ADB-funded projects Kathmandu, June 21 Contract award of Asian Development Bank (ADB)-assisted projects witnessed dismal progress in the first two quarters — January to March and April to June — of this year. The Manila-based multilateral donor had set a... 22 Jun, 2017
