Water lift projects ease Karnali water crisis

Drinking water shortage had made life difficult not just for adults but also for children who had to skip classes to manage water.

Rima Oli, a resident of Baraneti settlement in Tribeni Rural Municipality-10, had to wake up in the wee hours every day to fetch drinking water until a few months ago. She had to walk for around half an hour to reach Padherikhola, a natural water source below the settlement, and wait for hours to fill a jar with water.