Rainwater Harvesting, Groundwater Recharge and Drinking Water Solution handed over to Secondary School

KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 10: Coca-Cola Beverages Nepal with an implementing team from Splash Nepal has handed over the Rainwater Harvesting, Groundwater Recharge and clean drinking water project to Narayani Model Secondary School in Chitwan. The collaborative project concluded with a handover event held at Narayani Model Secondary School in the presence of Mr. Parmeshwor Khanal, Ward No- 10 Chairperson.

Catering to over 3800 students with both day scholars and residential students, Narayani Model Secondary School is one of the largest model community schools in Chitwan where water is heavily required for day-to-day activities. Through the project, 2 UF Filter systems along with drinking water supply in 12 taps of bottle fillers and 8 Bubbler Faucet taps attached with 4 water stations with dual spouts respectively have been installed in the facility. The system will benefit over 5000 people including students and school members. The expected volume of potential water recharge, through the project is 18 lakh liters annually.

Alongside, 7 FATS (Seven Flag Approach for Total Sanitation Program) was conducted by creating child clubs. The child club members were provided with a training program on the School WASH Program. The goal of this program is to help the school achieve 3 Star Status under a program initiated by the Government of Nepal in rating the schools based on the WASH Infrastructure in the school. The program would help the school achieve good results in the 3 Star Program. Likewise, a training session for maintenance of the filtration system by the school was also provided.

Mr. Ram Sharan Duwadi, Head Master of Narayani Model Secondary School expressed, “We would like to express our profound gratitude to Coca-Cola Beverages Nepal for the unwavering support you have provided by installing a reliable and sustainable water supply in our school premises. Thank you for making a difference in the lives of our students, teachers and staff. We look forward to your continuous partnership with our organization and hope to work together on more initiatives that benefit our school and community.

Mr. G. Deepak Senthil Nath, Managing Director of Coca-Cola Beverages Nepal shared, “Water Stewardship is one of the key pillars of our sustainability efforts. We believe in giving back to the communities and nature wherever we operate and Narayani Model Secondary School is part of our community in Bharatpur where our second plant is. We hope the water that will be recharged to the grounds and the drinking water that will be supplied make a difference to both nature and the students here- making the community more water resilient for now and the future.”

Mr. Pradeep Khadka, Executive Director of Splash Nepal shared, “The overall project would not only help students with easy accessibility to clean safe drinking water but would also help schools achieve good results under 3 Star Program. The commitment from the school to maintaining the system is a major component of sustainability.