
Kathmandu. Stakeholders have demanded that the Water Resources Bill and the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Bill be drafted in accordance with the spirit of cooperation, coordination, and co...

Kathmandu. The government has stated that it is making policy and technical preparations to increase electricity consumption. According to the Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Bi...

Widespread faecal contamination of drinking water is a sign of state’s failure to meet people’s basic needs. It is that time of year again when monsoon rains, flooding and landslides contaminate d...

Last Friday, the water stopped again. Floodwaters had entered the intake of the Melamchi Water Supply Project at Ambathan in Helambu, Sindhupalchok, on Thursday night, turning the river too turbid ...
KATHMANDU, July 12: The locals in Sundarijal, which remains as a major area for water storage and supply in the Kathmandu Valley, is itself struggling to address acute need of drinking water.

Kathmandu. The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control has conducted an unexpected inspection at 'Royal Spring Mineral Water & Beverage Pvt. Ltd.' located in Chandragiri Municipality-08. ...

Kathmandu. Lawmakers have expressed concern over the problems seen in the country's drinking water sector, the status of budget implementation, and administrative delays. In a meeting of the Infras...

Kathmandu. Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha has stated that the government is focusing on strengthening the transmission and distribution system rather than ele...

Damage to a temporary intake structure has stopped the flow of Melamchi water to Kathmandu Valley, raising concerns over prolonged supply disruptions. Water supply from the Melamchi Drinking Water...

KATHMANDU, July 3: Water supply to the Kathmandu Valley has been temporarily suspended from today after flooding at the source of the Melamchi Drinking Water Project.

Revised draft sets stricter quality, material and testing requirements for polyethylene water storage tanks, while manufacturers urge the government to make compliance mandatory. With the use of h...

Draft law replaces the 1992 Act, divides powers among three tiers of government and strengthens environmental and dam safeguards. A proposed Water Resources Bill seeks to overhaul Nepal's legal fr...
LALITPUR, June 22: The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Kathmandu highlighted the upcoming 2026 United Nations Water Conference during a regional dialogue on agrifood and water innovati...

The government has unveiled an ambitious three-year infrastructure strategy, promising projects worth nearly Rs 1.15 trillion in roads, urban development, drinking water, and sports facilities. Und...

Sixty percent of drinking water samples in Lalitpur’s Konjyosom have been found contaminated with faecal coliform. Of the 20 drinking water samples collected from various places in the Konjyosom R...

Kathmandu, June 17 Installation of a large-diameter pipeline has begun in the Sundarijal area of Kathmandu district to expand and improve the distribution of water supplied through the Melamchi Dr...

The Third Pole, outside the Arctic and Antarctic, is the Earth's largest store of ice and snow. It is also called the 'Asian Water Tower'. This region extends to China, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bhut...

Kathmandu. The government has allocated a budget of NPR 114 billion 2 crore 2 lakh for the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation for the upcoming fiscal year (2083/084). The governme...

Dhaka. The rare albino buffalo named 'Donald Trump' kept at the National Zoo of Bangladesh, for resembling US President Donald Trump, has now become a major attraction across the country. This buff...
Of 573 spouts in the Valley, 94 have completely perished, while the rest function seasonally. In 2019, the Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Management Board (KVWSMB) published a nearly 900-page book ...

New Delhi. India's space research organization ISRO's lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 has made an important scientific discovery about the moon. Scientists have found strong signs of water ice beneath ...

Kathmandu. The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation has invited applications for the vacant posts of officials in the Electricity Regulatory Commission through open competition.< p> ...

