Water crisis deepens in Jhapa’s Chure section

Streams and springs in many villages have dried up in recent years. Experts attribute the problem to unregulated development activities.

Golatar village, which lies in the Chure region in ward 3 Mechinagar Municipality, was once fertile and self-sufficient in water resources. Nestled between the Ninda and Telpani streams, the village with around 150 families has been witnessing an alarming decline in water availability over the past decade.