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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)

Sundarijal people facing water crisis (rn 10/01/2010)

Govt to rein in water extractors, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 26/12/2009)

Doti drinking water projects a sham, by Tekendra Deuba (ht 22/12/2009)

Mahakali Treaty Outcome of economic nationalism, by Hari Bansh Jha (ht 21/12/2009)

Making money selling water (kp 20/12/2009)

Locals participate in solving water woes (kp 17/12/2009)

Supplier hikes water tariff (ht 16/12/2009)

Kalanki reels under acute water shortage (kp 11/12/2009)

Acute shortage of drinking water prompts migration, by Baburam Shrestha (ht 08/12/2009)

The Sunkoshi story, by Peeyush Tiwari (kp 06/12/2009)

Indo-Nepal Mahakali Treaty has not been properly ratified, interview with Dipak Gyawali (kp 30/11/2009), Flawed or flowing water, by Purushottam Sharma (kp 04/12/2009)

Sanitation woes raise a stink, by Laxmi Maharjan (ht 25/11/2009)

The dam plan, by Ratan Bhandari (kp 24/11/2009)

Pancheshwor on a roll (kp 23/11/2009)

3 months on, closure still haunts Melamchi office, by Yubaraj Puri (ht 20/11/2009)

Sanitation for all remains distant dream (ht 20/11/2009)

Flawed water (kp 20/11/2009)

Potable water projects defunct (ht 17/11/2009)

Melamchi Drinking Water Project gets new name (nn 15/11/2009)

Irrigation plans in offing, by Anil Giri (kp 13/11/2009)

Municipality has a tap to quench 200 families (ht 02/11/2009)

Sanitation short circuit: Nepal makes the news for all the wrong reasons once more, by Rabi Thapa and Dewan Rai (nt 30/10/2009)

Pancheshwor to top water talks agenda, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ht 28/10/2009),  Pancheswor project: On top water talks with India,by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ht 19/11/2009)

Valley sans underground water in 100 yrs, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 26/10/2009)

Officials find valley water contaminated, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 18/10/2009)

Parbat’s thirst can quench after five yrs, by Maya Adhikari (ht 13/10/2009)

Locals start drinking water project at Sindhuli (rn 09/10/2009)

Melamchi padlocked (kp 08/10/2009)

Damak reels under water crisis, by Kumar Luitel (ht 24/09/2009)

Baglung drinking water project still in a limbo (ht 21/09/2009)

Valley in throes of groundwater crisis, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 28/08/2009)

Tardy slur on mobile toilet project, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 22/08/2009)

Rainwater harvesting in Lalitpur (kp 18/8/2009)

Melamchi construction to begin (kp 03/08/2009), PM Nepal hopes Melamchi Water Project gets completed on time (nn 03/08/2009), Fresh hope for parched Valley: Project Melamchi set in motion (kp 04/08/2009), Irate locals protest, padlock Melamchi office (ht 04/08/2009), Melamchi project office padlocked second time (ht 13/08/2009)

Sarlahi folks face water woes (ht 27/07/2009)

Novel initiative to promote sanitation (kp 23/07/2009), Toilet mandatory for passport, citizenship (ht 23/07/2009)

Lalitpur reels under water shortage (kp 21/07/2009)

Ilam water sources drying up (kp 12/07/2009)

Melamchi work begins next month (kp 11/07/2009)

Will work for food: With the rising population, many communities in Nepal are on the edge of a major drinking water crisis, by Sushma Joshi (kp 11/07/2009)

Groundwater depleting in Valley (kp 10/07/2009)

Bid to popularise rainwater harvesting (kp 28/06/2009), Rainwater harvesting has more potential (rn 01/07/2009)

Water shortage hits Tamghas folks (ht 23/06/2009)

Nine villages facing water shortage in Banke (rn 19/06/2009)

Govt forms Koshi management cell (ht 13/06/2009)

Madhumalla VDC in grip of water crisis, by Manoj Shrestha (ht 13/06/2009

Bottlers Nepal, UN-HABITAT join hands for a cause (ht 07/06/2009)

KUKL does it the wrong way: Unspent utility budget to give staff a handshake? (kp 05/06/2009)

Rain check, by Roma Aryal (nt 05/06/2009)

Sikta irrigation project in progress (nn 05/06/2009)

New water usage policy soon (kp 03/06/2009)

Water and sanitation: Challenges to meet, by Keshab Poudel (sp 01/06/2009)

Water can be Nepal's major export, by A. B. Thapa (sp 01/06/2009)

Gajamaya shows way to thirsty Padampur, by Ramesh Kumar Poudel (rep 09/05/2009)

Water is a mirage in Syangja villages, by Basanti Bastola (kp 07/05/2009)

Promising indicators: Interdisciplinary approach to water resources management, by Hari Krishna Shrestha (ht 06/05/2009)

Helambu locals posing hurdles in Melamchi project, by Mudita Bajracharya (ht 04/05/2009)

Water shortage hits locals (rn 02/05/2009)

Drought-hit locals pine for water (ht 29/04/2009)

Baglung town reeling under water shortage (ht 26/04/2009)

Dried well spurs exodus, by Rajkumar Karki (kp 21/04/2009)

Dhangadi hit hard by acute water crisis, by Shivraj Bhatt (ht 21/04/2009)

Valley sees water level depleting (kp 20/04/2009)

Water shortage hits Myagdi village, by Gopal Chhantyal (ht 19/04/2009), Sources of water dry up in Parsa wildlife, by Diwakar Bhandari (ht 19/04/2009)

Water! Water! There is no end in sight to the capital's water emergency, by Roma Aryal (nt 10/04/2009)

Urinating in open? Go for mobile toilet now (kp 05/04/2009), Valley to get mobile toilets (ht 06/04/2009), Mobile toilets boon for city: One set up in Tundikhel, nine others soon (kp 07/04/2009)

Water, Water Everywhere Not A Drop to Drink, by Keshab Poudel (sp 03/04/2009)

Rs 650m for KUKL (kp 01/04/2009)

Kulekhani water level up (ht 31/03/2009)

ADB sacks KUKL managers: Rs 6 million relief package in the offing, by Mohan Guragain and Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ht 29/03/2009)

Public toilets in Butwal messed up (RN 27/03/2009)

Water crisis sparks protest (ht 23/03/2009), Parched throats, dry taps mark World Water Day, by Mohan Guragain (ht 23/03/2009), Equitable distribution vital as water woe worsens (rn 23/03/2009), KUKL promises better water supply (ht 24/03/2009), NWSC: Pokhara will bathe in water soon (kp 24/03/2009), Biratnagar thirsty (kp 24/03/2009), Study paints grim water picture of Dadeldhura, by DR Pant (kp 25/03/2009)

Water can be Nepal's major export, by A.B. Thapa (sp 20/03/2009)

Making Differences: Launched by three NGOs with the support of Water Aid Nepal and UN-HABITAT, the Water Environmental and Sanitation and Hygiene Program WESH brings a big change, by Keshab Poudel (sp 27/03/2009)

Water shortage hits Ilam bazaar hard (ht 18/03/2009)

Valley folks take water war to streets (kp 18/03/2009), Govt urged to ensure regular water supply (ht 18/03/2009)

Sanitation scene stinks: Govt (kp 14/03/2009)

34-point accord aims to end water woes, by Ram Kumar Kamat (kp 14/03/2009)

KUKL fountain of Valley's water woes (ht 06/03/2009), CA member airs water woes (kp 09/03/2009)

Water crisis in Sundarijal area (rn 05/03/2009)

Dhading faces acute potable water crisis (ht 28/02/2009)

Waling drinking water project in limbo (rn 27/02/2009)

Govt announces first field piloting of NWP 2005 (nn 25/02/2009)

Chinese companies bag pie (kp 20/02/2009), Govt contracts Chinese firms for Melamchi tunnel construction (nn 20/02/2009), Chinese constructors to construct water supply project for Nepali capital (Xinhua 20/02/2009), Parched Kathmanduites hope relief from Melamchi deal (rn 20/02/2009), Chinese contractor roped in for Melamchi Water Supply Project (ht 20/02/2009), May Prudence Prevail (rn 21/02/2009)

Rain-harvesting system stressed (rn 19/02/2009)

The dam treaties, by Ratan Bhandari (kp 19/02/2009)

Construction of Mahakali Project in its full swing (rn 17/02/2009)

Call to access to potable water (ht 16/02/2009)

KUKL nod to quench Duwakot locals' thirst (ht 14/02/2009)

Shortage of drinking water hits Khandbari hard, by Kishor Budhathoki (ht 10/02/2009)

Many people deprived of drinking water (rn 09/02/2009)

Outage affects water supply schedule (ht 07/02/2009)

Potable water crisis hits Thimi hard, by Kokila KC (ht 02/02/2009)

Royal canal system gets fresh lease of life, by Shivani RL Rana (ht 02/02/2009)

Power-cut hits water supply in Jhapa, by Kumar Luitel (ht 31/01/2009)

Churiyamai folks walk miles to fetch water, by Bhanubhakta Acharya (ht 29/01/2009)

Water shortage hits Biratnagar locals hard (rn 21/01/2009), Water Shortage (rn 22/01/2009)

Water projects improve living conditions for thousands of people (Relief Web 20/01/2009)

Nodal water supplier to plead for upward revision of tariff (ht 19/01/2009)

Outage takes toll on water supply (kp 13/01/2009)

Water tariff hike proposal hangs fire (kp 03/01/2009), Concern over hike in drinking water tariff (rn 10/01/2009), Water tariff up in Valley (nn 14/01/2009), Water tariff goes up (kp 15/01/2009)

New sanitation initiative benefitting Lubhu people (rn 03/01/2009), Luboo folks live the life of Riley now, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 04/01/2009)

Tansen locals pay high price of water (rn 13/12/2008)

Experts alert govt on sanitation issues (kp 12/12/2008)

Water tariff hikes loom large (kp 10/12/2008), Consumer bodies oppose water tariff (kp 12/12/2008), Proposed water tariff anti-poor (ht 12/12/2008), In the pipeline (ht 15/12/2008), Water tariff hike plan under fire (kp 17/12/2008)

Water tank built with Japanese aid (kp 07/12/2008)

Water supply row grips Dhulikhel (ht 04/12/2008), Water supply resumes in Dhulikhel (kp 09/12/2008)

Locals render town thirsty, by Khuman Singh Tamang (kp 02/12/2008), Locals decry water sabotage, by Khuman Singh Tamang (kp 03/12/2008), Sundarijal locals contaminate drinking water reservoir (rn 03/12/2008)

Accepting Sanitation As Human Rights, by Keshab Poudel (sp 28/11/2008)

10 to over 30 pc hike proposed: Water tariff to go up (kp 27/11/2008)

Kapilvastu village learns sanitation lesson (rn 27/11/2008)

Gachhadar pledges safe drinking water by 2017 (ht 26/11/2008)

Khandbari grapples with water shortage, by Kishor Budhathoki (ht 26/11/2008)

Specialists propose plan to protect Bishnumati River (rn 22/11/2008)

Megafan of the Kosi river, by AB Thapa (sp 21/11/2008)

Sanitation master plan in the offing (kp 14/11/2008)

Nepal's Endangered Rivers: It's sad and mystifying to see that protecting those precious resources is not prioritized, by Bhumika Ghimire (Ohmy News 12/11/2008)

Rainwater Harvesting, Minimising The Water Crisis, by Kamana Manandhar (rn 07/11/2008)

Lifesavers for keeping gnats at bay, water pure (ht 23/10/2008)

Bid to ease water crisis at KMC-18 (ht 19/10/2008)

Thimi goes thirsty for past three days (ht 16/10/2008), Bid to tap groundwater (ht 16/10/2008)

Weeklong sanitation drive begins today (ht 15/10/2008)

Lack of toilets trouble tourists (rn 14/10/2008), Tourists in bind for lack of toilets (ht 14/10/2008)

Birman compelled to keep water flowing, by Pragati Shahi (kp 06/10/2008)

200 households get water from Sundhara spout in Lalitpur (rn 06/10/2008), Patan folks to tap Sundhara water (ht 14/10/2008)

Water sans borders (kp 30/09/2008)

Good sanitation, by Binod Prasad Shah (kp 30/09/2008)

Model wastewater treatment plant, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 26/09/2008)

Sanitation for all: Challenges ahead, by Keshab Poudel (sp 19/09/2008), “The current investment level on sanitation is insufficient”, interview with Sanjaya Adhikary (sp 19/09/2008)

Toilet trained, by Kumar Acharya (nt 19/09/2008)

Let us forget Kosi dam for the time being: Kosi River Flood Control Problems , by A.B. Thapa (sp 19/09/2008)

‘Environment policy in the offing’, interview with Roshan Raj Shrestha, Chief Technical Advisor to the Asian Cities Programme, South Asia Region Water, under United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) (rn 08/09/2008)

Founder roots for Sulabh model (kp 07/09/2008), Toilet woes (ht 09/09/2008)

Mugu faces water crisis (ht 05/09/2008)

Thinking About Water, by Rajdeep (rn 02/09/2008)

Training on rain-harvesting (ht 27/08/2008)

Too clean to consume (ht 27/08/2008)

MWSP submitted false report to ADB: Locals (kp 17/08/2008), Helambu folks want rights safeguarded (ht 17/08/2008)

Political instability delays Melamchi: Singh (rn 02/08/2008)

Stress on proper management of taps (rn 30/07/2008)

Dispute leaves fund meant for irrigation project idle (ht 29/07/2008)

Potable water beyond reach for many in Bhojpur (ht 28/07/2008)

Community taps in Valley running dry (ht 26/07/2008)

Dailekh folks forced to drink filthy water, by Pushkar Thapa (ht 20/07/2008)

Lesotho exports water to South Africa: A  Lesson  to  Nepal, by AB Thapa (sp 18/07/2008)

Govt selects builders for Sikta canal, by Thira L Bhusal (kp 09/07/2008)

Rain-harvesting viable: Study (ht 05/07/2008)

‘Alternative modes of water supply to urban poor’ (kp 30/06/2008)

Call to make leaders aware of sanitation issues (ht 20/06/2008)

‘Gandak stir will go nationwide’ (kp 18/06/2008)

KUKL schedule adds insult to public plight, by Thira L Bhusal (kp 14/06/2008), Locals lock NWSC in Butwal, by Amrita Anmol (kp 14/06/2008), Not a drop to drink (ht 16/06/2008), KUKL plans to supply untreated water (nn 17/06/2008)

Water distribution schedule in valley (ht 13/06/2008)

ADB to review Melamchi progress, by Thira L Bhusal (kp 06/06/2008)

NWSC reeling under human resource crunch, by Razen Manandhar (ht 04/06/2008)

Dismantle Gandak barrage: Flood-hit warn India, by Bechu Gaud (kp 03/06/2008)

Water tariff hike in pipeline, by Razen Manandhar (kp 26/05/2008)

Melamchi Project Must Be Reviewed, by AB Thapa (sp 23/05/2008)

Water scarcity: A Crisis Looming Large, by Rajan Bajracharya (sp 23/05/2008)

Wrangling Over Water (rn 21/05/2008), KUKL to release water distribution schedule (ht 22/05/2008), Hundred days of KUKL, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 23/05/2008), At any rate (ht 27/05/2008)

Info on Nepal’s water potential sought (ht 17/05/2008)

Dry spouts (ht 12/05/2008)

1.4 lakh in valley tap spout water, by Merina Sharma (ht 10/05/2008)

Liquid gold: Hydropower and rafting sectors vie for rivers, by Wong Shu Yun (nt 09/05/2008)

Four China companies bid for Melamchi tunnel (kp 08/05/2008)

Melamchi project to cut cost by $93 million (ht 08/05/2008)

Water crisis: Stone spout conservation a wayout (ht 03/05/2008)

Nepal must excercise extreme caution: development of water resources, by AB Thapa (sp 02/05/2008)

Valley folks facing acute shortage of water, by Merina Sharma (ht 22/04/2008), Wells to be dug up to solve crisis in Bhaktapur (ht 22/04/2008)

Foreign experts join KUKL (kp 21/04/2008)

Mahakali Irrigation 3rd phase to begin (kp 20/04/2008)

Bhaktapur folk facing water scarcity (ht 17/04/2008)

Pancheshwar project survey over: India (ht 16/04/2008)

Piped dream (ht 07/04/2008)

Sanitation awareness drive to be launched in Valley (ht 06/04/2008)

Not A Drop To Drink: Amid the election campaign for Constituent Assembly, Nepal celebrates the World Water Day by completely ignoring the crisis of drinking water, by Keshab Poudel (sp 28/03/2008)

Water scarcity receding in Dharan (kp 27/03/2008)

Meddling crippling drinking water supply mechanism: Yami (ht 25/03/2008)

People without basic sanitation, by Bobby Ramakant (kp 22/03/2008)

Safe Water For Prevention Of Hepatitis E, by Upendra Bahadur Shrestha (rn 22/03/2008)

Drive for effective sanitation policy (ht 14/03/2008)

Activists call for decisive action to improve sanitation (IRIN 09/03/2008) [see Nepal Country Plan for International Year of Sanitation 2008]

New technology for water treatment suitable for Nepal (ht 02/03/2008)

KUKL starts work (kp 14/02/2008)

Private firm to manage Kathmandu's water supply (nn 14/02/2008)

ADB gives new lease of life to Melamchi (nn 08/02/2008), ADB okays Rs 9b for Melamchi (kp 09/02/2008), Melamchi: A Step Closer (sp 15/02/2008), ‘ADB working on solution to Melamchi problems’ (kp 23/02/2008)

New agencies to oversee water supply in Valley (nn 03/02/2008)

Equitable Utilization Of Nepalese Water Resources, by Trilochan Upreti (rn 03/02/2008)

ADB Melamchi loan commitment till 2013 (kp 24/01/2008), Melamchi On The Line: Asian Development Bank (ADB) renews its commitment to Melamchi Drinking water Project (sp 01/02/2008)

Access to sanitation: Widening Gap, by Keshab Poudel (sp 11/01/2008), ‘National sanitation coverage is very poor’, interview with Sanjaya Adhikari (sp 11/01/2008)

Bogged Down By Controversies: Water resource continues to be a magnet of controversy as Maoists raise fresh objection over proposed hydro projects, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 11/01/2008)

Can Valley await ‘multipurpose’ Melamchi? (kp 04/01/2008)

Baglung water projects in limbo (kp 28/11/2007)

World Toilet Day: Hygiene in toilet still neglected (kp 19/11/2007), Sanitary solution (ht 21/11/2007), Over two dozen agencies join hands to ensure toilet access for all (nn 22/11/2007)

Chlorine concentration low in Valley water (kp 17/11/2007)

Commission not to Let Govt Hike Water Tariff, by Razen Manandhar (ht 17/11/2007)

Locals to be involved in irrigation management (küp 16/11/2007)

Indus and Ganges disputes: Nepal’s Water Right, by AB Thapa (sp 02/11/2007)

Chlorine lacking in valley's piped water (kp 28/10/2007)

Nepal: Groundwater exploitation heightens health dangers (IRIN News 25/10/2007)

700 small water projects face crisis, by Thira L Bhusal (kp 12/10/2007)

Greater Benefits: Global return on investment in sanitation far exceeds costs (sp 12/10/2007)

Universities, Academies And Kosi Problems, by AB Thapa (sp 28/09/2007)

ADB to extend Melamchi commitment 3 more months, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 11/09/2007)

Danger of giving away rightful inheritance: Nepal's water resources, by AB Thapa (sp 31/08/2007)

Agitating NWSC employees submit memo to PM (nn 28/08/2007)

Biratnagar without water supply, by Bedraj Poudel (kp 23/08/2007)

Govt forms panel to fix water tariff (kp 22/08/2007)

Nepalese demand new laws enabling equal access to water (i On Global Trends 22/08/2007)

Valley's water supply management alternatives, by Madan Shankar Shrestha (kp 21/08/2007)

Need for harvesting rainwater, by Khilendra Basnyat (kp 19/08/2007)

NWSC employees protest Essential Services Act (kp 17/08/2007)

Irrigation development and Sun-Kosi project, by AB Thapa (sp 17/08/2007)

Donors game for Melamchi project: Yami (samn 03/08/2007)

Melamchi office to be shifted to site (samn 23/07/2007)

NWSC gears up reforms (kp 19/07/2007), Over-staffing, strike hit water supply (samn 19/07/2007), Strike hits water supply in Nepali capital (Xinhua 19/07/2007), 70 protesting NWSC staff arrested (kp 26/07/2007)

Yami says ADB has given 'green signal' to proceed with Melamchi (nn 15/07/2007), ADB board to take up Melamchi (kp 17/07/2007), Reviving Melamchi (kp 17/07/2007), Hydropower component axed: Controversy Surrounding Melamchi Project, by AB Thapa (sp 20/07/2007)

Cooperation between China, Nepal and India: Brahmaputra Diversion Through Nepal, by AB Thapa (sp 13/07/2007)

Old pipelines causing water contamination (kp 13/07/2007)

Latrines become in thing in Rai villages, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 08/07/2007)

Let's learn lesson from Singapore, by Madan Shankar Shrestha (kp 07/07/2007)

Poor to pay dear for Melamchi water (samn 05/07/2007)

ADB mission on Melamchi coming this week (samn 04/07/2007), ADB delegation in Kathmandu to discuss Melamchi project (nn 11/07/2007), Yami encouraged by talks on Melamchi (nn 13/07/2007), Only board can change conditions: ADB delegation (nn 14/07/2007)

Cholera bacteria detected in Rautahat water, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 30/06/2007)

Fulfilling commitment under agreement, by Gandhi Pandit (kp 29/06/2007), Patching up Melamchi: The ADB and the Maoists bury the hatchet on Kathmandu’s water supply, by Navin Singh Khadka (nt 29/06/2007)

Averting water wars in Asia, by Brahma Chellaney (kp 28/06/2007)

Rapti river to flow freely (nn 28/06/2007), India not to stop natural flow in Rapti, by J Pandey (kp 28/06/2007)

Kathmandu residents' interest betrayed: Melamchi water supply controversy, by AB Thapa (sp 22/06/2007)

Plan to unbundle NWSC in two months (samn 20/06/2007)

Irrigation plant irks locals, by Chetan Adhikari (kp 19/06/2007)

Maoists hinder work on water project (samn 18/06/2007)

Locals encircle Marsyangdi hydro (kp 16/06/2007)

ADB seeks reform at water utility (kp 09/06/2007), Yami to write to ADB on her terms (samn 15/06/2007), Govt’s response to ADB delayed (kp 16/06/2007), Minister Yami intent on appeasing ADB, says govt. would fulfill all its conditions (nn 18/06/2007), Govt proposes revised rebidding to ADB, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 18/06/2007), Severn Trent is a tainted company: Yami (kp 18/06/2007), Hisila writes to ADB on Melamchi project (samn 18/06/2007), Govt to ask ADB to extend Melamchi loan (nn 21/06/2007), Melamchi ‘resuming soon’ (nn 21/06/2007), ADB extending Melamchi loan, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 22/06/2007)

Yami says govt ready to explore all options for reviving Melamchi (nn 08/06/2007), Melamchi will be back in a new way: Yami, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 08/06/2007), Govt lets Severn Trent work on Melamchi (samn 08/06/2007), Experts discuss future of Melamchi (samn 13/06/2007), ADB positive on Melamchi, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 15/06/2007

Water shortage grips Kathmandu Valley (nn 04/06/2007)

Community water projects effective (samn 03/06/2007)

Water soluble: Show us the solutions, not the problems, by Atrtha Beed (nt 01/06/2007)

Who will be responsible if West Seti dam fails? by AB Thapa (sp 01/06/2007)

Irrigation projects (samn 31/05/2007)

Koshi canal water blocked (samn 31/05/2007)

Rainwater harvesting no alternative to Melamchi, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 27/05/2007)

Nepal must be careful: Water Resources Development, by AB Thapa (sp 25/05/2007), Troubled waters, by Navin Singh Khadka (nt 25/05/2007), Not a drop to drink: It doesn’t matter whether a cat is black or white as long as Kathmandu Valley gets proper water supply, by Ratna Sansar Shrestha (nt 25/05/2007), MP Mahat admits to flaws in contract (samn 26/05/2007)

ADB breaks its silence, says it is not possible to carry on with Melamchi (nn 22/05/2007), FM terms ADB's decision as 'unfortunate' (nn 22/05/2007), Prachanda to confer with ADB; PM asks him to comply with Bank's condition (nn 23/05/2007), Prachanda asks ADB to reconsider its decision on Melamchi (nn 23/05/2007), Melamchi is dead: Unable to continue after June 30: ADB, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 23/05/2007), ADB withdraws aid to Melamchi project (samn 23/05/2007), Melamchi: Yet another Arun III, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 23/05/2007), $464mn water project at risk (Gulf Times 24/05/2007), We're not against Melamchi, Prachanda reiterates (nn 24/05/2007), Melamchi Row: Perils Of Populism, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 25/05/2007), ADB urged to rethink on Melamchi project (samn 25/05/2007), Severn Trent withdrawal welcomed (samn 27/05/2007), Maoist chief fails to move bank (Gulf Times 27/05/2007)

Locals cut off water supply, by D R Pant (kp 21/05/2007)

Prepaid water service in Valley soon (samn 20/05/2007)

Melamchi: Still Nowhere, by Keshab Poudel (sp 18/05/2007), Finance ministry seeks to salvage Melamchi, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 18/05/2007),   Maoist minister opposed to ST, not ADB (kp 21/05/2007), Severn Trent withdrew without consulting ADB (nn 22/05/2007), Melamchi in serious trouble
Severn Trent withdraws bid, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 22/05/2007)

Privatization or no, NWSC badly needs reforms, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 17/05/2007)

Irrigation project (samn 16/05/2007)

ADB warns of withdrawal from Melamchi (nn 09/05/2007), Unhappy with Severn Trent: Yami unperturbed by ADB threat (kp 10/05/2007), SAAPE condemns ADB precondition on Valley's water management (nn 11/05/2007), 'No 3rd party in Valley water supply' (samn 12/05/2007), Yami dismisses Severn Trent deadline, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 15/05/2007), Yami's shriek (kp 16/05/2007), ST deadline ends, Yami looks for options (samn 16/05/2007), ADB to pull out from Melamchi; Minister Yami says she is not against the project (nn 17/05/2007)

Kathmandu Valley Drinking Water Limited set up (nn 08/05/2007)

Yami unsure over Severn Trent (kp 07/05/2007)

Surkhet faces drinking water crisis (samn 04/05/2007)

Decision on Melamchi project soon: Yami (samn 28/04/2007)

Campaign to promote household water treatment (nn 23/04/2007)

Local resource mgmt key to address water crisis (kp 23/04/2007)

Yami initiates water project in Lalitpur (samn 22/04/2007)

Potable water @ 15 paisa a liter, by Bikash Sangraula & Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 20/04/2007)

Novel way to meet Valley’s water needs, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 15/04/2007)

DoI prepares for ambitious irrigation plan (nn 09/04/2007)

Half Nepalese lack safe drinking water (samn 08/04/2007)

Interaction to preserve sources of water (samn 08/04/2007)

Water utility will not be privatised: Minister Yami (nn 05/04/2007), Yami against privatizing water utility (kp 05/04/2007)

Water as human right, by Trilochan Upreti (kp 03/04/2007)

Locals intimidate officials of MDWP; MoPPW seeks action (nn 02/04/2007), Melamchi staff halt work, demand security (kp 05/04/2007)

World Water Day: Empty Taps, by Keshab Poudel (sp 30/03/2007)

Sanitation report (samn 29/03/2007)

Unrealized worth of the Valley ponds, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 27/03/2007)

Rain water harvesting alternative source (samn 25/03/2007)

World Water Day today (nn 22/03/2007)

Hydel project resumes (samn 20/03/2007)

Crisis Of Resources: End Water Poverty Coalition urges G8 leaders to recognize sanitation and water as basic human rights and fundamental to poverty reduction, by Keshab Poudel (sp 16/03/2007)

Water shortage haunts capital city (samn 11/03/2007)

ADB to trim Melamchi by US $ 114 m, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 10/03/2007)

Private water, public debate: This dry season Kathmandu will see a water shortage like never before, by Mallika Aryal (kp 09/02/2007), Pipe dreams
The politics of water during a political transition, by Ajaya Dixit (nt 09/02/2007)

Chinese Experience of High Dam Engineering: (Highly Valuable to Develop  Nepal ’s Water Resources), by AB Thapa (sp 09/02/2007)

Water shortage hits Dharan, by Pradeep Meyangbo (kp 06/02/2007)

Water supply dips with daily power cuts, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 05/02/2007)

Melamchi scaled down by US$ 114m, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 03/02/2007)

Water pipe to PM residence sewage-polluted, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 03/02/2007)

Thirsty for change: Why contracting out Kathmandu’s water supply management is the only option left (nt 02/02/2007)

Melamchi cost may drop by $94m, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 01/02/2007), Blessing in disguise (kp 02/02/2007)

NWSC employees end stir (kp 01/02/2007)

Water scarcity affects life in Baitadi (samn 30/01/2007)

Sikta project dam construction begins (samn 20/01/2007)

What's wrong with NWSC?, by Narayan Manandhar (kp 18/01/2007), PM directs to solve the issue of NWSC (nn 19/01/2007), Public hearing turns into pandemonium (kp 19/01/2007), Are Donnors to be Blames? (Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Issue), by AB Thapa (sp 19/01/2007), NWSC Act won’t be amended: Minister (kp 20/01/2007)

61 pc Nepalis without access to toilets, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 18/01/2007)

Govt warns of closing down MDW project (samn 13/01/2007), All-party body to resolve Melamchi row (samn 14/01/2007)

Gatherings to Mark Disaster Prevention Day and Kosi River, by AB Thapa (sp 12/01/2007)

Safe drinking water project in Lalitpur (samn 07/01/2007)

House opens door for tainted UK utility (kp 04/01/2007), NWCS staff protest Act amendment; to halt distribution of water (nn 05/01/2007), NWSC staff protest Water Act amendment (kp 05/01/2007), NWSC employees threaten to cut water supply of palace, PM’s residence (nn 06/01/2007), Threat to cut ministers’ water supply (samn 06/01/2007), Water supply to palace, PM residence to be cut off, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 06/01/2007), DWSC Staffers Submit Memorandum to Political Parties (rn 06/01/2007), Water supply to palace, PM residence cut (kp 08/01/2007), Protesting employees submit memorandum (samn 09/01/2007), Committee to recommend protection of employees' welfare (kp 15/01/2007), Water for Singha Durbar, ministers to be cut (kp 17/01/2007)

Koshi river basin mgmt initiated (kp 04/01/2007)

Parliament passes bill to privatize valley water distribution (nn 03/01/2007), House passes water privatisation bill (samn 04/01/2007)

Water, Water Everywhere Not A Drop To Drink, by AB Thapa (sp 29/12/2006)

Fund crunch shuts irrigation project (kp 25/12/2006)

Hard on poor, easy on rich: New Water tariff, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 24/12/2006), New Water tariff proposed (samn 24/12/2006)

Water policy modification sought (samn 24/12/2006)

Devastation of Water Resources: Upper Karnali, by AB Thapa (sp 23/12/2006)

National consensus on water resources, by Trilochan Upreti (kp 18/12/2006)

Privatisation of water to invite protest (samn 06/12/2006), Employees protest water privatisation (samn 19/12/2006)

More water in pipeline for capital (samn 30/11/2006)

Melamchi springs back to life, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 20/11/2006)

Water tariff may jump 53 percent come 2007, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 19/11/2006), Costly water (kp 20/11/2006)

Universities, Academies And Kosi Problems, by AB Thapa (sp 17/11/2006)

Water overweighs hydropower, by Trilochan Upreti (kp 11/11/2006)

Malpasset and Vajont Dams: West Seti Dam Safety, by AB Thapa (sp 03/11/2006)

Task force for water demand management (kp 03/11/2006)

Water is our future, not only hydropower, by Krishna Kanta Panthi (kp 02/11/2006)

Locals collect rain water in Makwanpur (samn 31/10/2006)

Water scarcity causes mass migration, by Biplab Maharjan (kp 08/10/2006)

Kirtipur water sans chlorine (samn 30/09/2006)

UNICEF lauds Nepal's achievement in sanitation, but says more is needed (nn 29/09/2006)

Discredited company taking over Valley’s water mgmt, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 15/09/2006)

Mugling faces water shortage (kp 15/09/2006)

Media and Misled Public: Western Terai Flood Problem By AB THAPA (sp 15/09/2006)

'Melamchi project to be ready on time' (samn 14/09/2006), Locals threaten to disrupt Melamchi (samn 15/09/2006)

Katrina and Himalayan hydro dreams, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 30/08/2006)

'Lack of suitable laws mar irrigation sector' (kp 23/08/2006)

Patan to tap water from stone spouts (samn 11/08/2006)

Bihar’s Chief Minister And Kosi Problems, by AB Thapa (sp 04/08/2006)

Women and water, by Rekha Acharya (kp 02/08/2006)

Indo-Nepal Relation And Water Resources, by AB Thapa (sp 28/07/2006)

West Rapti Again Floods Banke District, by AB Thapa (sp 21/07/2006)

Melamchi works suspended indefinitely, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 21/07/2006), ADB may rethink on MDWP: Rahman (nn 22/07/2006), ADB may rethink Melamchi: Rahman, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 22/07/2006), ADB voices concern over Melamchi project (samn 22/07/2006), Melamchi work resumes (kp 25/07/2006), Melamchi still 'five years away'; locked project offices opened (nn 25/07/2006), Melamchi, locals reach compromise on land (kp 26/07/2006)

Karnali With A Dam Equals 5 Karnali Rivers, by AB Thapa (sp 23/06/2006)

Artificial watering saved Rani Pokhari, by A Sanam Bhaila (kp 14/06/2006)

Locals threaten Melamchi shut down (kp 11/06/2006)

Here comes the rain: Mains dry? Tubewell exhausted? Water tanker too expensive? Try rainwater harvesting, by Alok Tumbahangphey (kp 09/06/2006), Rainwater harvesting to ease crisis, by A Sanam Bhaila (kp 11/06/2006)

Water privatisation plan draws flak (samn 08/06/2006)

NGOs seek changes in water ordinances (samn 01/06/2006)

Wastewater treatment plants in limbo, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 09/05/2006)

Shringighat irrigation dam affected (samn 05/05/2006)

Tansen craves for water (samn 16/04/2006)

Outer Ring Road may plug groundwater (samn 15/04/2006)

Locals destroy wells in PIE areas (samn 05/04/2006)

Groundwater (kp 04/04/2006)

Sweden withdraws funds for Melamchi, by Prem Khanal (kp 04/04/2006)

Waterless Kathmandu (kp 01/04/2006)

Media, Misinformed Public And Water Resources, by AB Thapa (sp 31/03/2006)

NWSC to set up 120 water tanks in Ktm, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 31/03/2006

Caught cheating in UK, poised to run Valley water supply, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 11/03/2006), ADB must rethink (kp 14/03/2006)

Paying Rs 360 a month for dry taps, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 09/03/2006)

Dangerously dry (nt 03/03/2006, originally in Himal, 28 February-13 March)

Additional 30 MLD water for Valley soon (kp 28/02/2006)

Media's role crucial for awareness on sanitation: Experts (nn 27/02/2006)

Load-shedding fuels water crisis, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 25/02/2006)

Lack of funds hits Imadol water project (samn 23/02/2006)

Farmers’ dream turns to dust, by Biblab Maharjan (kp 20/02/2006)

ADB reaffirms commitment to Melamchi, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 17/02/2006)

NWSC to install tube wells to pump water (nn 16/02/2006)

Work on Koshi high dam DPR starts (nn 09/02/2006)

Rice Cultivation, FAO And Sunkosi Project, by AB Thapa (sp 20/01/2006)

Indrawati riverside left barren (samn 11/01/2006)

Planning Problems: Kosi River Development, by AB Thapa (sp 06/01/2006)

Pvt water suppliers seek govt help (samn 04/01/2006)

Nepal Govt Announces National Policy on Water Resources (nln 04/01/2006)

Nepal to boost small irrigation systems (samn 27/12/2005)

MWSP will complete on time: VC Bista (nn 24/12/2005) [Not even god would claim this!]

Sediment Movement: Kosi River, by AB Thapa (sp 23/12/2005)

Melamchi project under review: ADB (nn 19/12/2005)

Kosi River Megafan, by AB Thapa (sp 16/12/2005)

Reviving Patan’s royal canal: They’ve withstood the test of time, now they will take care of the water needs of a thirsty city, by Mallika Aryal (nt 18/11/2005)

Groundwater underutilised in Nepal (samn 11/11/2005)

Animal blood in water supply, by Thir Bhusal (kp 06/11/2005)

Tanahun water project in crisis (samn 03/11/2005)

Private water to quench public thirst, by Siddha Raj Pant (kp 31/10/2005), Exemplary (kp 01/11/2005)

School with rainwater harvesting, treatment plants, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 31/10/2005)

SIDA's $25m to Melamchi uncertain, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 22/10/2005)

Opinion poll soon on Melamchi project (samn 16/10/2005)

Norway rejects govt request on Melamchi, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 08/10/2005), Fund withdrawal hits Melamchi hard (samn 08/10/2005)

Augmenting Water Supply To Kulekhani, by AB Thapa (sp 07/10/2005)

Melamchi case: RCCC vs ADB, by Prakash Singh Pradhan (kp 05/10/2005)

Safe water and sanitation scheme in Nepal receives OPEC Fund support with US$350,000 grant (rw 23/09/2005)

Kosi Study Agreement And Sunkosi Project, by AB Thapa (sp 09/09/2005)

The Melamchi mirage: An upcoming donor meet will decide whether the project is too tangled up in politics to salvage, by Navin Singh Khadka (nt 02/09/2005)

Melamchi-affected locals demand compensation (kp 27/08/2005)

Karnali High Dam Project : Planning, by AB Thapa (sp 26/08/2005)

Water Resources, NGOs And Media, by AB Thapa (sp 12/08/2005)

Biratnagar community irrigation project benefits 14,282 farmers (rn 12/08/2005)

Is Laxmanpur Barrage Causing Submersion?, by AB Thapa (sp 05/08/2005)

Melamchi locals file graft case at CIAA (samn 30/07/2005)

Unfortunate Indications: The recent developments show that Melamchi may be going the Arun III way, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 29/07/2005)

Nepal activists want ADB project halted, by Sudeshna Sarkar (ians 26/07/2005)

MOWR Must Be Cautious: Kosi Canal Navigation Study, by AB Thapa (sp 22/07/2005)

Eco-Friendly Home: Panacea To Water Shortage Problem, by Namoti Nembang (rn 22/07/2005)

Melamchi on deathbed (kp 21/07/2005), Norway withdraws; ADB says no irregularites, by Kiran Chapagain (kp 21/07/2005), Norway pull out cripples Melamchi, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 22/07/2005), Melamchi debacle (kp 22/07/2005)

19pc Kathmandu households without access to water sources: Report (nn 19/07/2005)

India-China plan to divert Himalayan waters to severely affect Bangladesh (Financial Express 27/06/2005)

Monsoon arrival ups water supply (kp 23/06/2005)

Water scarcity hits Kathmandu valley (samn 22/06/2005)

61 of 1,000 water projects to complete (samn 18/06/2005)

Water, Water Everywhere: Not A Drop To Drink, by Keshab Poudel (sp 17/06/2005)

On The Verge Of Collapse : Kulekhani Dam, by AB Thapa (sp 17/06/2005)

Could ICIMOD Help Nepal ? by AB Thapa (sp 10/06/2005)

Locals to protest Saptakoshi project (kp 09/06/2005)

Residents Find Own Solutions to Water Woes, by Bikash Sangraula (Inter Press Service 04/06/2005)

Mercury soars, water stock dips (South Asian Media Net 30/05/2005)

NGOs, INGOs And Nepal's Water Resources, by AB Thapa (sp 27/05/2005)

Criminal waste (kp 17/05/2005)

Works resume with note of caution, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 22/04/2005)

Manahara dries up, Kathmandu goes thirsty, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 21/04/2005), Scarce commodity (kp 22/04/2005)

Water resource Emerging tensions in South Asia, by Vijaya Chalise (ht 18/04/2005

Groundwater use a risk for City: Expert, by Damaru Lal Bhandari (ht 18/04/2005)

Survey in hills may end Valley’s water woes, by Damaru Lal Bhandari (ht 16/04/2005)

Melamchi suspension (kp 01/04/2005), Eleven days later, costs up, hopes down, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 05/04/2005)

Still no light at end of Melamchi’s tunnel, by Krishna Sharma (rn 19/01/2005), Alternatives Suggested: A section of experts believe that rainwater and ground water in Kathmandu valley could be sufficient to cater to the demand of the users (sp 21/01/2005)

Debates On Saptakoshi Dam, by AB Thapa (sp 14/01/2005)

No water for school in slum area (kp 12/01/2005)

Daugha locals walk five hours for potable water, by Ghanashyam Gautam (kp 12/01/2005)

Nepal Drowning her Citizens: West Seti Project, by AB Thapa (sp 07/01/2005)

Rs 73.92m Indian aid for irrigation (kp 07/01/2005)

Melamchi not needed, local water source enough, say experts (ht 01/01/2005)

Political impact of India’s river-linking project: view of a neighbor, by Upendra Gautam (tg 29/12/2004)

MSWP an example of social injustice: Gyawali (kp 27/12/2004)

Irrigation in Nepal Thinking beyond Green Revolution, by Ken Ohashi (ht 22/12/2004)

Patan reels under sewage overflow (ht 12/12/2004)

New filters hold out hope for better water quality (ht 09/11/2004)

Harnessing Water Resources (rn 05/11/2004)

Donors review Melamchi progress (kp 02/11/2004), Water supply mgmt bidders arriving today (kp 05/11/2004)

Govt to talk to water contract bidders (ht 30/10/2004), Foreign contractor to manage Valley water from 2005 (kp 30/10/2004), Reform on anvil to improve valley water supply system: Strategy on organisational development mulled (rn 30/10/2004), NWSC workers’ unions set to protest water supply body’s privatisation (ht 06/11/2004), Pro-consumers’ rules (kp 06/11/2004)

Govt ready with draft of national water supply policy: Focus on drinking water scarcity in cities (ht 28/10/2004)

Flood, famine and South Asia, by Trilochan Upreti (kp 10/10/2004)

Equipment worth Rs 70 millon lying waste, by Ravi Dhami (ht 10/10/2004)

Development Or Destruction: Kosi Projects, by AB Thapa (sp 08/10/2004)

Water scarcity hits kids (ht 08/10/2004)

Thimi stone spouts best in the Valley, says study (ht 07/10/2004)

Obvious necessity, by Prerak Shrestha (kp 28/09/2004)

Locals of Ramechhap deprived of drinking water (rn 23/09/2004)

Water tariffs up 15 per cent (rn 17/09/2004)

Dimension of India’s river linking project, by Trilochan Upreti (kp 14/09/2004); see also part 2 (15/09/2004)

Uniqueness Of Kosi Flood Problem, by Dr. AB Thapa (sp 10/09/2004)

South Africa, Lesotho, Nepal And Melamchi, by AB Thapa (sp 27/08/2004)

Raise in water tariff likely (kp 27/08/2004)

ADB funded irrigation canal damaged (ht 24/08/2004)

Rs 77.5m water project (ht 23/08/2004)

Safe water still far cry in capital (rn 14/08/2004)

Plug in the leaks and explore other options (kp 14/08/2004), Reliance on donors stalling Melamchi project: Experts (ht 15/08/2004)

Science, Technology And Water Resources, by AB Thapa (sp 13/08/2004)

Valley folk turning to rainwater harvesting to meet their needs (ht 08/08/2004)

Bagmati River Conservation: A New Approach, by AB Thapa (sp 06/08/2004)

Ministers review Melamchi progress (kp 04/08/2004)

Water projects completed (ht 03/08/2004)

Anti-privatization group against Melamchi, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 02/08/2004), Ganging up (kp 03/08/2004)

Irrigation project standstill (kp 29/07/2004)

Govt reply on water extraction sought (ht 20/07/2004)

Project-hit villagers seek justice (ht 19/07/2004)

Maoist ban stalls LKIP construction (kp 18/07/2004))

Over 3,000 shallow tube-wells to be installed in 12 districts (rn 17/07/2004)

Learning From Chinese Experience: Kosi Flood Control, by AB Thapa (sp 09/07/2004), Study Of Kosi Dams And Waterways, by AB Thapa (sp 16/07/2004)

PIP construction delayed (kp 07/07/2004)

Seek alternative to Melamchi: Experts (rn 03/07/2004)

Participants call for regional pact on water quality (ht 03/07/2004)

Nepal's Proposed Water Plan, by AB Thapa (sp 02/07/2004)

Planners bashed for focusing on costly water projects (ht 02/07/2004)

Extended irrigation project benefits farmers in east Terai (rn 26/06/2004)

Political Intervention And Water Resources, by AB Thapa (sp 25/06/2004)

Dam Disaster: Kulekhani And West Seti, by A.B. Thapa (sp 18/06/2004)

Martadi locals face drinking water scarcity (rn 15/06/2004)

Irrigation projects become victim of Maoists (kp 13/06/2004)

Koshi victims protest dam construction (ht 13/06/2004)

ADB team to assess Melamchi progress (kp 08/06/2004), Quench the thirst (kp 10/06/2004)

Locals recycle rainwater to combat water scarcity (ht 07/06/2004)

The Sorrow Of Bihar : Kosi River, by AB Thapa (sp 04/06/2004)

Lift irrigation project in limbo, by Chinta Mani Poudel (ht 04/06/2004)

New water tanks begin functioning (ht 02/06/2004)

SODIS: Ideal solution to treat drinking water, by Shandip K.C. (kp 31/05/2004)

National water plan in offing (rn 28/05/2004), Ambitious Water Plan (rn 29/05/2004)

Melamchi awaits ADB nod for new contractor, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 28/05/2004), MWSP seizes Rs 131m collateral from contractor, by Rishi Ram Poudyal (kp 03/06/2004)

Appropriate Irrigation Method, by Ridhi Narayan Jha (rn 25/05/2004)

Storage from stone spouts may lessen water crisis (rn 24/05/2004)

Drink safe water (kp 24/05/2004)

Morang sans water (ht 23/05/2004)

Fate of MIP hanging in balance, by Chitranga Thapa (kp 21/05/2004)

Everyday 15m liters of drinking water goes down the flush, by Shandip K.C. (kp 21/05/2004)

NGO initiates study on traditional spouts, to test quality of water (ht 21/05/2004)

Melamchi may invite bigger problem: Expert (ht 20/05/2004), Who is beneficiary of termination of contract in fate of Melamchi Water Supply (pr 20/05/2004)NWSC replacing faulty pipes (kp 18/05/2004)

ocals forced to buy mineral water, by Binod Tripathi (kp 17/05/2004)

Valley public water taps to go dry soon (ht 09/05/2004)

Being rural-centric (ht 07/05/2004)

Stopgap measure (kp 07/05/2004)

ADB to revamp Valley water supply, by Kosmos Biswokarma (ht 06/05/2004)

Govt to resume SRP construction (kp 05/05/2004)

Manahara starts pumping 20 MLD water in Valley, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 04/05/2004)

Oh, well: As taps go dry, ancient wells are the only source of water, by Mudita Bajracharya (nt 30/04/2004)

Two new reservoirs to ease Valley water crisis, by Chandra Luitel (ht 30/04/2004)

Feasible Alternative: While people impatiently wait for the Melamchi Water Project to complete, ground water can be one of the alternatives to provide relief to them for the time being, by Thakur Amgai (sp 30/04/2004)

Water project handed over to users’ group (rn 29/04/2004)

Melamchi deal in hot water (ht 27/04/2004), Oh Melamchi! Ah Melamchi! (tg 28/04/2004), Melamchi misses another deadline yet again, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 29/04/2004), NDF Meeting And Melamchi Project, by AB Thapa (sp 30/04/2004)

‘Tap rain water to meet Valley’s need’ (rn 27/04/2004)

Idea of mitigating drinking water shortage (rn 26/04/2004)

Start RainWater harvesting and get a sound sleep, by Shandip KC (kp 26/04/2004)

Donor's Meetings And Water Resources, by AB Thapa (sp 23/04/2004), Donors for water body’s revamp (ht 23/04/2004), Rethink desirable (ht 23/04/2004)

The Rising Thirst, by Sanjaya Dhaklal (sp 23/04/2004)

Melamchi donors pressure govt to change management, by Kosmos Biswokarma (ht 22/04/2004)

Water supply to Lalitpur wards dries up, by Chandra Luitel (ht 22/04/2004)

Lekhnath drinking water project on anvil (rn 20/04/2004)

Water tariff hike likely soon (ht 19/04/2004)

Work on stalled river control projects soon (ht 17/04/2004)

Need for effective water plan stressed (rn 17/04/2004)

Reopening same can of worms yet again (kp 15/04/2004)

24-hr water supply in Kushma Bazaar (kp 15/04/2004)

Golbazar drinking water project closed (ht 14/04/2004)

Another Parched Summer Ahead, by P. Gopakumar (rn 13/04/2004)

Water For All (rn 11/04/2004)

Water woes Everywhere, by Saurav Jung Thapa (kp 07/04/2004)

Villagers face water scarcity (ht 01/04/2004)

Water supply off for 3 yrs (ht 30/03/2004)

Pipe dream (ht 26/03/2004)

Water resources Nepal may not have much surplus, by A.B. Thapa (ht 25/03/2004)

A Big Irony, by Chiranjibi Paudyal (rn 23/03/2004), Water, water (kp 24/03/2004), Water woes: Where’s the relief ?, by Indira Aryal (rn 25/03/2004)

ADB to assess Melamchi progress (kp 23/03/2004)

Water: Too little, too much (kp 22/03/2004)

Consultants hog lion’s share of Melamchi-spent, by Razen Manandhar (ht 22/03/2004)

OFWM running successfully: Study (kp 20/03/2004)

World Water And Nepal, by AB Thapa (sp 19/03/2004)

Fresh initiatives on to supply water in Valley (rn 17/03/2004)

Eco-friendly methods can save water, by Shandip KC (kp 17/03/2004)

Extra money sought for Melamchi project’s security (ht 15/03/2004), Melamchi donors to present report today, by Kosmos Biswokarma (ht 19/03/2004)

Villagers suffer even as water projects take off (ht 15/03/2004)

Pokhara running short of water (ht 15/03/2004), Parched Pokhara: Water at premium, by Dinesh Regmi (kp 19/03/2004)

Water management workshop kicks off (kp 15/03/2004)

Waterless days ahead in Valley, by Razen Manandhar (ht 14/03/2004)

High and dry in Kathmandu: Pondering lessons from water privatisation on World Water Week, by Jyoti Giri (nt 12/03/2004)

Ronast National Conference And Kosi, by AB Thapa (sp 12/03/2004)

Changing Nepal’s Geography: Kosi Navigation Canal, by AB Thapa (sp 05/03/2004)

Koshi Floods, by AB Thapa (ht 02/03/2004)

Kirtipur reels under water crisis, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 30/01/2004)

Melamchi gets entangled at access roads, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 30/01/2004)

Dismal mgmt leads to water-borne disasters (kp 28/01/2004)

Clean drinking water after sixty years (kp 28/01/2004)

Act now (kp 26/01/2004)

Manahara water in pipeline, by Archana Parajuli (kp 24/01/2004)

Meet stresses equitable water sharing (ht 23/01/2004)

Kosi Navigation Canal And Hooghly River, by AB Thapa (sp 09/01/2004), Kosi Canal And Hooghly River Navigability, by AB Thapa (sp 16/01/2004)

Clean drinking water for healthy life (kp 08/01/2004)

Kathmandu’s water supply, by Dirgha N Tiwari (kp 06/01/2004)

Budget constraints hinder Babai Irrigation Project, by Jay Pandey (kp 06/01/2004)

Women construct water project (kp 03/01/2004)

Better irrigation facility (ht 02/01/2004)

For older links see archive

Background

Announcement Farmer Managed Irrigation Systems Promotion Trust Fourth International Seminar on "Irrigation in Transition: Interacting with Internal and External Factors and Setting the Strategic Actions" (08/03/2006)

Melamchi Water Supply Project