Govt to implement "One House, One Tap" program

KATHMANDU, FEBRUARY 28 : Minister for Drinking Water, Umakant Chaudhary has directed the Nepal Drinking Water Corporation to take steps to control the leakage of drinking water and recover its pending dues. 

Speaking at a program organized on the occasion of the 33rd anniversary of Nepal Water Supply Corporation in Kathmandu on Sunday, he made such a direction.

The constitution has ensured the access to pure drinking water as a fundamental right of every Nepali citizen. In order to uphold this constitutional provision, the ministry is not only making efforts to implement the program titled “One house, One Tap” and ensure free supply of drinking water to the common people. 

According to him, the government is also intensifying the work of the Melamchi Drinking Water Project to bring its water to Kathmandu within the stipulated time.

Minister Chaudhary also revealed the formation of the Drinking Water Tariff Assessment Commission in a few days.  “The commission has been vacant for some years now, and we have the process to fulfil it.”