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Department
of Water
Resources and
Irrigation
terminates 12
irrigation
contracts
(nn
26/10/2025)
Rs 150 million
worth of
projects
implemented
for irrigation
and landslide
control
(kh
23/10/2025)
Contract terminated
for
long-delayed
Babai
Irrigation
Project works
(kh
16/10/2025)
Details of damage
to drinking
water system
being
collected
(kh
09/10/2025)
Access to safe
drinking water
ensured for 43
households in
Baglung’s
Hukurthum
village
(kh
07/10/2025)
Drinking water
facility
extended to
440 households
in Dhaulagiri
(kh
24/09/2025)
Melamchi water
supply to
reach
Kathmandu only
in final week
of Ashwin
(kh
22/09/2025)
Much-awaited
drinking water
project left
in limbo :
With project
set to miss
new deadline,
residents
express
frustration at
unmet promises,
by Nawaraj
Shrestha (kp
21/09/2025)
Unstable
waters,
growing
hardship :
Nepal’s
age-old
hydrological
stability is
declining due
to a rapidly
changing
weather system,
by Madhukar
Upadhya (kp
15/09/2025)
Water supply
service
reaches 3,000
homes in
Tanahu (kh
27/08/2025)
Tap Water Resources For
Prosperity,
by Durga
Prasad Paudyal
(rn
22/08/2025)
Water
woes deepen as
over 200 deep
borings go
defunct in
Siraha : The
local farmers
and
stakeholders
have now
stressed the
resumption of
the deep
borings with
proper
maintenance
(rep
20/08/2025), Broken
promises and
parched farms
(rep
22/08/2025)
Fighting
droughts
locally : We
need a
community-level
‘water
husbandry’
movement to
address the
water problem,
by Madhukar
Upadhya (kp
18/08/2025)
Access to drinking
water ensured
for 400
households in
Sabhapokhari
(kh
16/08/2025)
Terai irrigation to
get permanent
fix: PM Oli
(kh
10/08/2025), Desperate
farmers
encroach on
Gandak Canal
for irrigation
(rep
10/08/2025)
69 drinking water,
irrigation,
and river
control
schemes
implemented in
Myagdi (kh
08/08/2025)
Deep tube well
repairs, grid
upgrades
recommended to
end water woes
in Madhes
(ae
05/08/2025)
Policy
gaps,
disregard led
to the Madhesh
water crisis :
To win
confidence of
people in
Chure region,
leaders let
locals
encroach on
and exploit
the hills,
leading to
current water
crisis,
interview with
Anup Kumar
Upadhyay (kp
04/08/2025), Resolve Water Crisis In
Madhes, by
Ballav Dahal
(rn
04/08/2025)
When the river turns
against us,
by Prience
Shrestha (ae
04/08/2025)
Drinking water
supply
restored in
two
settlements of
Kavre’s
Balthali
(kh
03/08/2025)
Citizens start getting
water from
supply tank in
drought-hit
Lahan (rn
02/08/2025)
Nine drinking water
projects come
into operation
(kh
01/08/2025)
Premium
water, free
germs :
Regular
monitoring of
water
suppliers and
stringent
punishment of
contaminators
is a must
(kp
01/08/2025)
Water supply
expanded to
338 households
in Myagdi
(kh
01/08/2025)
Aging Chatara Canal
puts eastern
Tarai
irrigation at
risk, by
Nawaraj Bista
(kh
01/08/2025)
Water tankers
arrive late as
Madhesh
battles
drought
(kh
29/07/2025), INGOs scale up
relief work as
Madhesh faces
severe drought
(kh
29/07/2025)
Nepali Army
distributes
drinking water
in Birgunj
amid shortage
(kh
28/07/2025)
Ten
new water
reservoirs
built in
Kathmandu
Valley to
ensure smooth
supply of
water (rep
28/07/2025)
Irrigation
facilities
expanded to 52
hectares in
Myagdi (kh
17/07/2025), Drinking water
facility
reaches 400
households in
Myagdi (kh
28/07/2025)
Kulo
and Paini:
Nepal’s
Forgotten
Lifelines,
by Lalmani
Wagle (rep
11/07/2025)
Access to Drinking
Water Improves
in Dawa
Bazaar,
Bhojpur
(kh
28/06/2025)
Water taps
installed for
deprived
community in
Shuklaphanta
Municipality
(kh
28/06/2025)
Water for Life :
Nepal needs a
sustainable
solution to
store 85% of
rain that
falls in four
monsoon months
for the other
eight months,
by Ngamindra
Dahal (nt
27/06/2025)
Drinking water
crisis hits
Tanahun
(kh
26/06/2025)
Dhunge Dhara: The
forgotten
engineering
marvel (ae
23/06/2025)
Access to drinking
water reaches
800 homes in
Bhojpur
(kh
22/06/2025)
Drinking water
project
constructed at
a cost of Rs
3.4 million
(kh
20/06/2025)
Kathmandu
starts getting
80 million
more liters of
water daily
from Ribarma
(rep
18/06/2025)
Melamchi water to
be supplied
regularly in
Kathmandu
during monsoon
(kh
17/06/2025)
Bottled,
bacterial :
Are we all
willing to
play our part
to keep our
families and
communities
safe from
water-borne
diseases?
(kp
17/06/2025)
‘Bio Sand Filters’
distributed to
ensure clean
drinking water
in Khotang
(kh
16/06/2025)
Drink
only boiled
water during
monsoon,
doctors advise
: A recent
test found
faecal
bacteria even
in purified
jar water.
Hospitals in
Kathmandu
report an
uptick in
water-borne
illnesses
(kp
16/06/2025)
Drinking water
facility
benefits 122
households in
Myagdi’s
Paatle (kh
10/06/2025)
It’s
Mahakali
irrigation
phase III and
the canal runs
dry : Nearly
two decades
into
development,
the project
has built
major canal
infrastructure
across
far-western
Nepal, by
Bhawani Bhatta
(kp
08/06/2025)
IWMI:
Water
Resilience
Tracker
(sp
06/06/2025)
‘One
house, one
tap’
initiative
brings water
access to
Myagdi’s
Dadagaun
(kh
06/06/2025)
Around
96.85 per cent
population has
access to
basic drinking
water service
(rn
29/05/2025)
Drinking
water reaches
only three
percent in
Madhes (ae
26/05/2025)
380
households in
Baglung’s
Dagatundanda
face water
crisis (kh
23/05/2025)
Melamchi
water finally
flows into
Singha Durbar
(rep
20/05/2025)
Melamchi
River water
distribution
expanded to
Balaju and
Nagarjun areas
(kh
17/05/2025)
76.5%
work on Babai
irrigation
project
completes,
by Yagya
Prasad Sapkota
(rn
17/05/2025)
Water
sources in
Myagdi’s
Jyamrukkot
vanish amid
infrastructure
expansion
(kh
15/05/2025)
Karnali
to invest Rs
940m in two
major water
projects
(ae
12/05/2025)
Melamchi
water
distribution
network to
expand outside
Kathmandu’s
Ring Road
(rep
06/05/2025)
KUKL
suspends
Melamchi water
supply in
Kathmandu
(kh
04/05/2025)
Depleting
natural water
sources in
Mustang pose
threats to
agriculture
(kh
27/04/2025), Climate
crisis is
uprooting
villages in
Mustang,
by Ghanashyam
Khadka (kp
27/04/2025)
Nepal’s
worsening
water crisis :
We must
recalibrate
our efforts to
restore
depleting
water sources,
by Madhukar
Upadhya (kp
21/04/2025)
Melamchi's
alternative
being explored
to supply
water for
rainy season,
by Indira
Aryal (rn
18/04/2025)
Not
a single day
of water
ensured to
Manma,
Kalikot,
locals, by
Prem Raj
Simkhada (rn
17/04/2025)
Thirsty
country :
Water scarcity
has long
afflicted
Nepal, but the
crisis has
been
intensifying
over the years
(kp
15/04/2025)
Just
one trickling
tap for 58
households and
500 students :
Fed up with
water shortage
and
unfulfilled
promises by
politicians,
residents of
Dallekh
village in
Doti plan to
boycott
upcoming
elections,
by Mohan
Paneru (kp
14/04/2025)
Dailekh
villages
restore old
water projects
: One of
several such
initiatives,
the Gauthali
water project,
now supplies
water to 112
households
through 100
taps, by
Jyotee Katuwal
(kp
23/03/2025)
World
Water Day
highlights
Kathmandu’s
drinking water
crisis (kh
22/03/2025)
KUKL
managing water
supply in
Kathmandu
Valley from 13
ponds (kh
21/03/2025)
Several
Palpa
settlements
reel under
severe water
shortage after
pumps break
down : The
Lumbini
provincial
government
built over 75
water lifting
projects in
Palpa’s 10
local units,
but
maintenance
has been
neglected,
by Madhav
Aryal (kp
10/03/2025)
Use
of road by
multiple
utilities
blamed for
water pipe
burst :
Incidents of
breach in
drinking water
supply in
Kathmandu
Valley have
become more
common (kp
05/03/2025)
Melamchi
drinking water
pipe bursts in
Thapathali
(kh
04/03/2025), Repair
works underway
after Melamchi
water pipe
bursts in
Thapathali
(kh
04/03/2025), KUKL
reports
500,000 liters
of water
wasted due to
pipe burst in
Thapathali
(kh
04/03/2025), Melamchi
pipeline in
Thapathali
repaired,
water supply
restored
(kh
05/03/2025)
Why
does the
Melamchi
pipeline keep
bursting?
(kp
13/02/2025)
Dhauligad
water supply
project
progressing
rapidly,
by Netra Shahi
(rn
19/01/2025)
KUKL
begins bidding
process for
drinking water
supply to
ministerial
residences and
other areas in
Lalitpur
(kh
18/01/2025)
‘Melamchi
water to reach
people
year-round’
(rep
16/01/2025)
Irrigation
eased for
wheat crops
after water
release in
Gandak canal
(rn
12/01/2025)
Kathmandu’s
Water Crisis:
A Social
Problem
Demanding
Urgent Action,
by Namita
Poudel (rep
(kp
19/12/2024)
Jumla’s
Raragaun
struggles for
drinking water
four decades
on : Despite
new
initiatives,
residents are
sceptical as
the ongoing
shortage
impacts daily
life, by
DB Budha (kp
09/11/2024)
Making
cities
water-resilient,
by Kamal
Devkota (kp
25/10/2024)
Distribution
of drinking
water from
Sundarighat
resumes
(kh
25/10/2024)
Water
supply system
losses
overlooked in
climate
change-related
finance, say
experts,
by Shree Ram
Subedi (rep
17/10/2024)
Water
supply
services in
Lalitpur will
resume within
15 days:
Minister Yadav
(kh
16/10/2024)
Nepal's
oldest
irrigation
canal suffers
damage worth
over 5 million
due to recent
flood
(rep
13/10/2024)
Kathmanduites
to receive
Melamchi
Drinking Water
starting today
(kh
08/10/2024), Melamchi
water supply
resumes in
Kathmandu
Valley :
Minister for
Water Supply,
Pradeep Yadav,
officially
reopened the
water
distribution
from the
Melamchi Water
Treatment
Centre at
Sundarijal
(kp
09/10/2024)
Kathmanduites
to receive
Melamchi water
before Dashain
(kh
20/09/2024)
Drinking
water in
Kathmandu and
Lalitpur found
unsafe : 278
of 1,046 water
samples from
various
Lalitpur and
Kathmandu
localities
were found
contaminated
(kp
20/09/2024)
Melamchi
project to
resume water
supply in
Kathmandu
Valley from
mid-September
(rep
04/09/2024)
Faecal
coliform found
in drinking
water at
cholera-hit
Lalitpur drugs
rehab centre :
After four
persons from
the rehab
tested
positive
earlier this
week.
Officials urge
proper
purification,
storage and
safe handling
of drinking
water, by
Arjun Poudel
(kp
27/07/2024)
Mahakali
Irrigation Project sees only 22 percent
physical progress in 18 years
(rep 26/07/2024)
Drinking
water project started in Biratnagar at a
cost of Rs 2.54 billion (rep
29/06/2024)
Melamchi
water supply to be halted from Friday
(rep 20/06/2024), Melamchi
drinking water distribution halted in
Kathmandu Valley due to monsoon flood
risk (kh 21/06/2024), Melamchi
Drinking Water flow to continue, tunnel
to stay open under vigilant monitoring
(kh 21/06/2024), Melamchi
water supply to Kathmandu suspended amid
monsoon hazards (kh 24/06/2024), Melamchi
water supply closed due to muddy water
(rep 24/06/2024)
Sikta Irrigation Project
witnesses 92 per cent physical progress
(rn 14/06/2024)
A
Bardibas settlement struggles with water
shortages as sources dry up : Chure
destruction and long drought have
disrupted the water recharge system in
the Tarai, says researcher, by
Sunita Baral (kp 12/06/2024)
Dharan’s
water woes persist as budget fails to deliver
relief : Singha Durbar refuses Harka Sampang's
water plan; Dharan left high and dry (kh
30/05/2024)
Undrinkable
: Safe drinking water is a fundamental right.
The authorities are duty-bound to fulfil that
(kp 29/05/2024)
Quake-hit
Jajarkot villages reel under water
shortage after sources dry up : The
magnitude 6.4 earthquake last November
damaged 480 drinking water projects in
Jajarkot, Salyan, and Rukum West
districts,
by Krishna Prasad Gautam and Harihar Singh Rathour
(kp 18/05/2024) [Another case of
denial of immediate assistance!]
Panchthar
settlement struggles with acute water shortage
as sources run dry : 350 households affected.
Locals blame unchecked road construction and use
of heavy machinery for dwindling springs, by
Laxmi Gautam (kp 13/05/2024)
Sunkoshi-Marin
Diversion Tunnel undergoes breakthrough (kh
08/05/2024), Sunkoshi
Marin tunnel brings hope for parched Madhesh
farmlands : The 13.3-km tunnel that will
redirect a portion of the Sunkoshi river’s flow
to the Bagmati to irrigate farmlands in central
Tarai made a breakthrough on Wednesday, by
Sangam Prasain and Raj Kumar Karki (kp 09/05/2024)
Water
shortage getting chronic in Baglung settlements
: Crisis has deepened as springs have depleted
due to prolonged drought and wildfires. Women
are especially affected, working women the
hardest hit, by Prakash Baral (kp
08/05/2024)
Government
neglect leaves villages without piped water :
Bad roads extend travel time between Ilam
headquarters and Mangsebung Rural Municipality
to over six hours although the distance is just
80 km, by Laxmi Gautam (kp 26/04/2024)
Solar
Irrigation system, by Keshab Poudel (sp
26/04/2024)
Birendranagar
facing acute shortage of water, by Rajani
Yogi (rn 25/04/2024)
Forest
fires trigger drinking water crisis in Myagdi,
disrupting supplies to 30 villages /kh
25/04/2024)
As
springs dry up, water shortage deepens in high
altitude villages of Mallarani in Pyuthan :
Around 250 households in wards 1 and 2 of
Mallarani Rural Municipality endure hours-long
gruelling treks uphill and downhill to fetch
water, by Shamsher Bikram GC (kp 18/04/2024)
Villagers
smell corruption in failed water project :
Consumer committee chief accused of misusing
funds and making arbitrary decisions, leading to
project’s failure in Chhapdanda of Achham,
by Menuka Dhungana (kp 12/04/2024)
Remote
settlements in Parbat benefitted with completion
of drinking water project (kh 08/04/2024)
Melamchi
project needs Rs 4.50 billion for regular
operation (kh 04/04/2024)
Insufficient
budget affects Sikta Irrigation Project (rn
04/04/2024)
101
small irrigation schemes completed in Makawanpur
(kh 04/04/2024)
Karnali
villages are emptying as water sources dry up :
Of 366,370 households in the province, only
130,000 have reliable access to drinking water,
by Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp 30/03/2024)
Faecal
coliform found in drinking water samples taken
from Godawari ward : Health Office Lalitpur,
which tested the samples, has asked the general
public to ensure proper purification, storage
and safe handling of drinking water (kp
27/03/2024)
Conservation
of sources stressed to address water scarcity
problem (rn 23/03/2024)
Only
27% of population has access to pure drinking
water (kh 23/03/2024)
36-year-old
and still incomplete, a Pyuthan irrigation
project languishes in disrepair : Lungrimadi
Irrigation Project intended to serve 1,200
hectares of croplands in Swargadwari
Municipality through a 12-km canal system ,
by Shamsher Bikram GC (kp 22/03/2024)
Experts
stress coherent institutional, policy framework
for prudent groundwater use : Participants
stress a multi-dimensional approach to address
groundwater challenges (kp 21/03/2024)
Inspiring
initiatives for water security : For this, we
need to mobilise and empower the decision-makers
of tomorrow—the students of today, by
Madhukar Upadhya (kp 18/03/2024)
Babai
irrigation project faces delays again : The
project experiences a funds crunch after
outstanding dues to the contractor assigned to
build the canal were settled with this fiscal
year’s budget, by Kamal Panthi (kp
10/03/2024)
Stalled
irrigation project worsens flooding in Devdaha
and Tilottama : In several settlements people’s
homes have been damaged and croplands turned
barren due to recurring inundation caused by
overflow of a dam, which remains incomplete for
years, by Sanju Paudel (kp 09/03/2024)
Foundation
stone laid for four irrigation projects in Ilam
(rep 21/02/2024)
Govt
to allocate Rs five billion to address drinking
water woes in Dharan (rep 12/02/2024)
Local
residents join hands to end water woes : People
volunteer labour for free to repair and maintain
decade-old water pipelines to ensure an
uninterrupted supply, by Laxmi Gautam (kp
08/02/2024)
Over
5,400 hectares of land in Kailali, Kanchanpur
gets irrigation facility (kh 02/02/2024)
Kathmandu
starts getting Melamchi water again : The
second-phase plan is to divert water from Yangri
and Larke rivers to Melamchi to increase supply
to the Valley, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
16/01/2024)
NWSC,
Birgunj preparing to disconnect water supply to
278 taps (rep 16/01/2024)
Deepening
water crises : Addressing the impacts of
temperature and precipitation changes isn’t
within our institutions’ scope, by Madhukar
Upadhya (kp 15/01/2024)
PM
Dahal inaugurates Melamchi Water Supply in
Kathmandu (kh 15/01/2024), Mayor
Shah's satire on fifth inauguration of Melamchi
water supply: ‘How many times does govt try to
win same heart? (rep 15/01/2024)
Melamchi
Water Supply Project channels Melamchi water
towards Kathmandu : Water supply to Kathmandu
Valley expected to resume from January 15
(rep 13/01/2024), Distribution
of Melamchi water to resume tomorrow (kh
15/01/2024), The
stop-start Melamchi drinking water project :
Project aims to resume distribution in Valley
tomorrow. But there is no guarantee of regular
long-term supply, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 14/01/2024), Myopic
on Melamchi : As soon as the obstruction in the
valley’s water supply is cleared, long-term
solutions will again be shelved (kp
15/01/2024)
Locals
threaten to halt Melamchi water supply (rep
05/01/2024)
Melamchi
Drinking Water Project nears completion of
crucial repairs in the aftermath of 2021 floods
(kh 04/01/2024)
Ensure
Sustainable Water Management, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn 02/01/2024)
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