BY DEV KUMAR SUNUWAR
KATHMANDU, April 14 –
Until three years ago, Astha Maya Maharjan, of Ikhache Tole, Lalitpur Sub-metropolis had to wake up very early every morning, and walk 15 minutes to end up in a long queue before being able to get a bucketful of water. This was routine for her throughout the year. Read more…
BY DEV KUMAR SUNUWAR & BIKASH SANGRAULA
KATHMANDU, April 19 –
After facing years of chronic water scarcity and an equally chronic apathy from Nepal Water Supply Corporation (NWSC), locals of Koyelacchi, Bhindhyalacchi and Chyasal areas in Lalitpur Sub-metropolis have finally made themselves self-dependent in safe and affordable drinking water. Read more…
BY DEV KUMAR SUNUWAR
KATHMANDU, Oct 12 –
Cooking gas plants that generate gas from bio-degradable household waste would be useful in addressing the current fuel crisis and waste disposal problem in the capital. But the technology has largely been ignored. Read more…
BY Bikash Thapa / Tula Ram Pandey
MANMA, KALIKOT-
Gone are the days when Dankala Shahi, a resident of Mugraha VDC-8, Kalikot, had to spend the whole day grinding cereals at a local traditional watermill. Read more…
DEV KUMAR SUNUWAR
Kathmandu, AUG 17 -
Until a few years ago, Saraswati Maharjan-33, a resident of Siddhipur-8 on the outskirts of Kathmandu, had to walk 10 minutes from her home to attend nature’s call in the open communal defecation area. Read more…
DEV KUMAR SUNUWAR & PRAGATI SHAHI
KATHMANDU, April 7 –
More than a year ago, a group of European tourists came to visit the Patan Durbar Square, paid entry fees and strolled around. In the middle, one of them had an emergency. He looked around for a toilet, but found none.
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DEV KUMAR SUNUWAR
KATHMANDU, Jan 16 -
Garbage has been Kathmandu’s perennial problem. But there’s always a way out. Residents of Battisputali and Ratopul area have demonstrated as much.
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By: Dev Kumar Sunuwar
Kathmandu:
After facing years of hazardous pollution and an equal threat of communicable diseases turning into epidemics, locals of Kankeswori have finally made their area a safer and cleaner place to live in. Read more…
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BY DEV KUMAR SUNUWAR
KATHMANDU, -
If one in the capital is asked how s/he perceives “ponds”, one is most likely to picture them in this manner: a breeding place for mosquitoes or a place with stagnant and stinking water or a dumping site for household rubbish. Others may perceive ponds as places to discharge sewage.But this is far from the truth. Ponds can be a potential source for generating income and employment opportunities, which have remained unrealized to date. Read more…
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