Lifeless hitis of Kathmandu: Revival is challenging but possible

There was a time when Sushmita Shrestha, a local of Swayambhu, used to carry a gagri (a water pot) on her waist and a bucket on her other hand to go fetch water from the nearby hiti (a traditional water spout usually made of stone). But, the 57-year-old sees that scene only in her memories now as the hiti near her place, among several hitis of Kathmandu, has dried up.

Yet, for residents like her, a small hope was restored when they heard that the hitis can be revived.