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| Kathmandu, Tuesday March 04, 2003 Falgun 20, 2059. |
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Scarce commodity
Come summer or winter, water scarcity plagues
the urbanites round the clock. Water is a scarce commodity. At best, the water supply is
erratic. It is frustrating to open a dry tap early in the morning. A considerable part of
our time and energy goes into collecting and storing water. The problem is also explained
by old and leaking water pipes that are badly in need of repair. Needless to say, water is
one of the basic necessities, and we, the residents of the Kathmandu Valley, are parching.
But funnily, we are made to live in the so-called Metropolitan City, where a regular,
abundant and clean supply of drinking water is a rarity.
Anuja Gurung
via e-mail
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