Every month, women from Thumka Women’s Group for Change in Bidur municipality in Nuwakot district gather for their monthly meeting near a chautara – an open resting space – on a hillock. Among many things that they discuss in these meetings about their community, water shortage continues to be the biggest worry.
“Our villages suffer from lack of water as soon as the rainy season ends,” said Gita Rijal, 45, a member of the women’s group. The 66 households in Thumka depend on a 70,000 litre water reservoir for their daily use. The reservoir, which is almost an hour’s walk from Thumka, depends on rainwater and natural springs. The handful of taps – linked to the national water supply – that serve the needs of these households get water for two hours or less in the morning and evening.
Every month, women from Thumka Women’s Group for Change in Bidur municipality in Nuwakot district gather for their monthly meeting near a chautara – an open resting space – on a hillock. Among many things that they discuss in these meetings about their community, water shortage continues to be the biggest worry.
“Our villages suffer from lack of water as soon as the rainy season ends,” said Gita Rijal, 45, a member of the women’s group. The 66 households in Thumka depend on a 70,000 litre water reservoir for their daily use. The reservoir, which is almost an hour’s walk from Thumka, depends on rainwater and natural springs. The handful of taps – linked to the national water supply – that serve the needs of these households get water for two hours or less in the morning and evening.