Groundwater contamination in Kathmandu

The groundwater in the Kathmandu valley has been found to be contaminated with nitrates which the consumers have no idea how it affects their health. Environmental and Public Health Organization (EPHO) estimates that 10 million gallons of groundwater are extracted every day due to shortage of supply of municipality drinking water. Read article...

Evapotranspiration

Evapotranspiration is the process when water is collectively lost by evaporation from the soil surface and tranpsiration from the plants over it. The rate of ET has been a focus of study by water engineers as it is an important loss that needs to be accounted for in order to meet irrigation demands.

Water matters

Water has been the subject of conversation in every development agencies. It is considered to be the next oil. Currently, there are 1.2 Billion people without access to safe drinking water ( WW 2004-2005) . There are 2 million diarrheal and other water-related deaths every year...stay tuned for more