The chronic water problem

The provision of necessities for the people should be the government’s top priority.

The onset of the monsoon brings with it numerous water-borne diseases. And lack of safe and reliable drinking water sources exacerbates the problems even further. Every year, hundreds of lives are lost due to the consumption of contaminated water, causing diarrhoea, cholera, dysentery, jaundice and typhoid. Ironically, Nepal, a country with abundant fresh-water resources, cannot provide safe drinking water to its populace. It’s a particularly arduous affair for people in remote regions of Nepal who have no means to avail of a clean source other than to trek for hours.