Suffering Nepalis

The Himalayan Times

25 March 2014

 Suffering Nepalis

Promises made by the lawmakers have been only partially or never been fulfilled in the past. I noticed another such promises made by Deputy Speaker of Constitution Assembly and five other lawmakers in a program organized by WaterAid Nepal to mark the “World Water Day” in Kathmandu “Constitution to ensure right to clean water, sanitation” (THT, 23 Mar. Page2). It is hoped that their promises will be fulfilled. But it is sad to know that until now the majority of Nepalis do not have access to clean drinking water and sanitation as their human rights.

Organizing and celebrating World Water Day just a day a year on March 22 does not make any difference in saving the lives of many innocent children and old people in the rural areas of Nepal. Raising awareness about the importance of clean drinking water and sanitation program should be routine job of the concerned authorities. The government should be aggressively engaged in launching several small scale drinking water schemes and sanitation program in close collaboration with local level stakeholders to chase away other water-borne diseases.

Rai Biren Bangdel

Maharajgunj, Kathmandu