Kathmandu Valley Faces Water Shortage as Melamchi Project Headworks Construction Delays
Summary
Kathmandu Valley faces water shortage this monsoon due to delays in Melamchi Water Supply Project's permanent headworks construction, with preparations to rely on alternative sources like Rebarma and Bagmati rivers.
Key Points
- The permanent headworks construction of the Melamchi Water Supply Project is delayed, causing water shortage concerns in Kathmandu Valley during monsoon.
- A cabinet meeting approved relocating the intake site upstream at an estimated cost of four billion rupees, but construction has not started yet.
- Preparations are underway to use alternative water sources from the Rebarma and Bagmati rivers to supply water during the monsoon.
- Kathmandu Valley's daily water demand is about 430 million liters, with current supplies meeting roughly half of that demand.
