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ट्याङ्कर शाखामा तालाबन्दी

काठमाडौँ, जेठ २६ गते । लामो समयदेखि धारामा पानी नचुहेपछि आक्रोशित कपन–३ निलोपुल क्षेत्रका उपभोक्ताले काठमाडौँ उपत्यका खानेपानी लिको महाँकालस्थित ट्यांकर शाखामा आज बिहान तालाबन्दी गरिदिएका छन् ।

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So much depends on it

KATHMANDU, JUN 06 - The rains will be here in a little more than a week. For Patan’s and Bhaktapur’s denizens, that will provide some reprieve from the dry spell: the groundwater that feeds the ancient stone spouts will at long last get recharged. To prepare the wells for the new season, people in the older cities around the Valley, this week, scrubbed the water spouts, wells and the underground canal system—known as the Raj Kulo (the ‘royal irrigation system’)—as part of the Sithi Nakha festival. The canals connect the spouts to their sources in places as far afield as Tika Bhairab, in the Valley’s south.

Chief Secry Paudyal participates in spout cleaning

KATHMANDU, June 4: Chief Secretary Leelamani Poudyal on Wednesday participated in the cleaning of Thamel-based historic stone spout (Gahiti) area.

Valley ponds vanish under urbanisation onslaught

KATHMANDU, June 5: A decade ago, due to encroachment and excessive garbage pollution, a 14th century pond in Lalitpur dried out, virtually turning into a playground for local children. Nobody thought then that the drying up of the pond would have any impact on their daily lives, and locals continued to neglect the dried pond.

Fly ash waste as water purifier

[KATHMANDU] A nanomembrane filter that uses inexpensive fly ash waste, a byproduct of thermal power plants, could offer an environment-friendly option to treat water, says a new study.