Water, water, everywhere…

The water supply from surface sources to the denizens of Kathmandu is awfully inadequate.

In the pouring rain of a wet evening last week, three water tankers were trudging along an uphill road that was made narrower by the roadside parking of private vehicles. Smaller tankers passed by with some difficulty. A larger tanker was stuck, which created a traffic jam. The helper of the driver got down and rang the bell of an adjoining house. The parked SUV apparently belonged to someone else down the lane.