This is how Dhulikhel’s 30-year-old water treatment plant runs smoothly even today

The problem of Kathmandu residents struggling to get water is increasing by the day. Many are longing and still expecting the Melamchi drinking water project will be their one-stop solution. But, the project, although already started officially, is still in shambles .

While Kathmandu struggles with poor planning and unmanaged population outburst, Dhulikhel–situated some 30 km east of Kathmandu–has been successfully operating a water treatment plant for the past 30 years. In fact, the plant has been the primary drinking water source for all Dhulikhelis.