Around 96.85% population has access to basic drinking water service

Kathmandu:  Around 96.85 % population in the country has access to basic drinking water facility, reads the Economic Survey presented by the government.

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Paudel presented the Survey in a meeting of the Federal Parliament on Thursday.  The access of basic drinking water reached such per percentage of the population till the end of Falgun, 2081, according to the Survey.

Similarly, 28.50 % population have access to safe drinking water service till the end of Falgun, 2081 and such population was 96.75 per cent and 27.76 per cent respectively till Asar 2081.

A total of 17 drinking water projects were completed till Falgun of the current fiscal year, and an additional 205,569 people got access to drinking water service from the projects during the period.

Likewise, rain water harvesting technology has been installed at 400 places so far including 265 government schools, 46 government buildings and 89 public buildings in Kathmandu Valley, as per the Survey.

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