Issues and Problems of Community Water Supply Schemes with Special Reference to Nepal

Gautam, Gaurav; Dahal, Khet Raj

doi:10.11648/j.jccee.20200505.13

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“…95 Disputes among competing user communities are increasingly common as scientific water resource management and planning are absent at the local levels. 96 Over the past two decades, access to water and sanitation has increased rapidly in Nepal; however, a focus on water quality and wastewater treatment seems to be lacking. 96 The increased access to toilets has caused an increase in wastewater volume, which is collected by sewer systems in only some urban areas.…”

Section: Challenges In the Current Wash Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…96 Over the past two decades, access to water and sanitation has increased rapidly in Nepal; however, a focus on water quality and wastewater treatment seems to be lacking. 96 The increased access to toilets has caused an increase in wastewater volume, which is collected by sewer systems in only some urban areas. This might be because sewerage is deemed expensive and problematic in urban areas, such as Kathmandu Valley, as most of the city has been built haphazardly without prior planning to accommodate wastewater.…”

Section: Challenges In the Current Wash Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the case of two urbanizing cities, Dhulikhel and Bidur, conflicts between upstream and downstream users were observed due to declining water sources . Disputes among competing user communities are increasingly common as scientific water resource management and planning are absent at the local levels …”

Section: Challenges In the Current Wash Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Over the past two decades, access to water and sanitation has increased rapidly in Nepal; however, a focus on water quality and wastewater treatment seems to be lacking . The increased access to toilets has caused an increase in wastewater volume, which is collected by sewer systems in only some urban areas.…”

Section: Challenges In the Current Wash Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene of Nepal: Status, Challenges, and Opportunities

et al. 2023

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Access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) has been a challenge to south Asia’s rapidly growing and climate change-sensitive region. Nepal, a water-abundant country, faces obstacles to fulfilling the highly prioritized WASH Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6). This review offers details about Nepal’s WASH status from 2000 to 2020 with regard to the challenges Nepal had in delivering reliable WASH services to the people, as well as opportunities for a sustainable way forward, and provides insights that can be applied to other developing countries. From analysis of national-level assessments, estimates point toward healthy progress in extending WASH access to the population. However, large inequalities persist at the subnational level between urban and rural residents, between poor and rich residents, and between genders. Many local constraints such as a lack of long-term infrastructural capacity to provide and maintain WASH services, financial issues, and institutional and policy incompatibilities are some of the key factors that technical considerations and private sector involvement could address. We also propose roles for Nepal’s central, provincial, and local governments for identification and adaptation to the undeniable risks of climate change. Furthermore, there is a need to capitalize on the potential opportunities for developing a much-needed robust and climate-resilient WASH sector in Nepal, safeguarding the rights of future generations to safe and clean water.

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Section: Challenges In the Current Wash Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Challenges In the Current Wash Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Challenges In the Current Wash Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Challenges In the Current Wash Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

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