Water supply to Kathmandu resumes after Melamchi locals end protest

On Tuesday night, government and local residents reached an agreement to include resumption of Social Upliftment Programme and relief for 2021 flood victims, among others.

After 11 days of disruption, local people in the headworks area of the Melamchi Water Supply Project in Sindhupalchok have finally agreed to resume water supply to the Kathmandu Valley—but only under a set of conditions that reflect long-standing demands .