Granary in crisis: Water politics leave Madhesh parched

LAHAN, Feb 25: For over three decades, the people of Madhesh—a region known as Nepal’s granary—have struggled with severe water scarcity. Since the establishment of multiparty democracy in 1991, issues surrounding irrigation, canals, and drinking water have been persistently raised, yet the problem of a "dry Madhesh" remains unsolved more than 32 years later.