Kathmandu: Joint Secretary and Spokesperson of the Ministry of Water Supply, Meena Shrestha, has said that Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 can only be achieved through the construction and operation of adequate fecal sludge treatment plants and well-functioning sewer systems. Speaking at a national discussi...
"If I stood in the boys' line, they would push me and say, 'Go over there.' If I sat on a boys' seat in the classroom, they would mock me, saying, 'This desk and bench aren't yours.' And if I sat on a girls' seat, the girls would say the same thing." Rajani Thakali's experience highlights the extent of discrimination f...
I live in Ward No. 32 of Pokhara Metropolitan City, in Khudikhola. This settlement is home only to people displaced from various districts during the conflict between the government and the Maoists. It has been almost 25 years since we started living here. This is an unmanaged settlement, so nothing here is orga...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India has directed all states and union territories to mandatorily provide compensation to the families of those who die while cleaning sewers or septic tanks manually, within three weeks of the incident. According to the court’s order dated October 29, if the compensation is not ...
Jhapa : The Charaali Small Town Water Supply and Sanitation User Committee has initiated coordination efforts to operate the faecal sludge management center in Charali, Jhapa, at its full capacity. According to Committee Chairperson Rajan Chimariya, coordination is being carried out with Birtamod Municipality, Mech...
Minraj Khanal, a resident of Ward 4 of Ratnanagar Municipality in Chitwan, is the chairperson of the Municipal Coordination Committee of the Disabled. He is visually impaired. I met him during an event in Hetauda, Makwanpur, organized for the amendment of the legislation of the National Federation of the Disabled. ...
Hetauda : As soon as one crosses the Rapti Bridge in the Hetauda section along the Mahendra Highway, a settlement comes into view. Further along, turning left off the highway leads to Simaltar. This lies in Ward No. 11 of Hetauda Sub-metropolitan City. Towards the left of this settlement, of about 1,800 househol...
"The source of water is good, but it is unorganized. Due to the open space, outsiders and livestock can enter at any time. People passing by might relieve themselves at the source, and buffaloes might even rest there," said Chandraman Shrestha, the president of Khudikhola Drinking Water and Sanitation Consumers' Co...
Syangja : Waling Municipality of Syangja has emerged as a model in effective waste management, generating nearly NPR 2.7 million in revenue during the last fiscal year. The income came from waste collection service fees and sales of recyclable materials. According to Mayor Krishna Khan, the municipality currently co...
The example of Ghorahi Sub-Metropolitan City in Dang shows that it is possible to ensure safe sanitation even without a treatment plant. Kathmandu: Is a faecal sludge treatment plant absolutely necessary for safe sanitation? For many, this is a thought-provoking question. When discussing safe sanitation, several...
