Kavrepalanchok municipalities back community-led solutions to combat water stress Seven municipalities of Kavrepalanchok have backed a new campaign to revive drying springs and pledged to adopt community-led solutions to address growing water insecurity in the mid hills. Nepal 15 Feb, 2024
EDTORIAL - Rainwater harvesting It’s been ages since the Kathmandu Valley has been reeling under perennial water shortages, and the much-delayed Melamchi Water Supply Project was seen as a panacea for the problem. Opinion 26 Jul, 2021
Groundwater recharge: A tool for replenishing water table The Kathmandu Valley has been suffering from a crunch of water since the 1980s. The demand for water is going up in the Valley due to increasing population and settlements. Opinion 02 Feb, 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
Indonesia�s leader says sinking Jakarta needs giant sea wall JAKARTA: Indonesia’s president said in an interview that he wants to see the speedy construction of a giant sea wall around Jakarta to prevent the low-lying capital from sinking under the sea, lending renewed backing and a sense of urgency to a... Women 28 Jul, 2019
EDITORIAL: Save water sources The catchment areas should be protected from human encroachment in the endeavor for sustaining water supply systems There is an urgent need to protect depleting water resources. Humans are to be blamed for the scarcity of water. It is widely... 21 Mar, 2017
Govt to take steps to protect water sources Kathmandu, March 19 The government has said that it will take appropriate measures to protect water sources from unforeseen human activities and potential climate change impacts on the catchment areas that adversely affect the quality and quantity... Horoscopes 20 Mar, 2017
Bottlers Nepal-UN HABITAT tie hands KATHMANDU: Water for Asian Cities programme of UN-HABITAT in Nepal and Bottlers Nepal Limited are set to install rainwater harvesting system in historical ponds located in Kathmandu and Lalitpur districts. The bid is believed to recharge sinking... Horoscopes 07 Jun, 2009
Sky on tap The government’s commitment to harvest rainwater in all its buildings to be constructed henceforth may start the practice of putting rainwater to good uses as this technology can become an effective means of solving Nepal’s acute water shortage to... 18 Jan, 2006
‘Rainwater harvesting can solve water crisis’ Lalitpur, January 16:Participants in a two-day national workshop today said rainwater harvesting could solve much of the water problem in the country.The workshop was jointly organised by the Department of Urban Development and Building Construction,... Horoscopes 17 Jan, 2006
