Nepali climbers also face higher fees, with the spring royalty fee on the normal route doubling from Rs 75,000 to Rs 150,000. Among the changes, climbers will now be required to hire a guide for ...

KATHMANDU, Jan 13: The eagerly anticipated water supply from the Melamchi Water Supply Project which had been blocked due to floods and landslides in 2021 is set to resume in Kathmandu from January 15 ...

The Melamchi water supply project in Kathmandu has been inaugurated for the fifth time. This tradition dates back to the time when Prime Minister Sushil Koirala held office, and has persisted ...

The diversion of Melamchi’s water from Ambathan of Helambu Rural Municipality-1 began on Wednesday. Zakki Ahmad Ansari, executive director of Melamchi Water Supply Development Board, said that the ...

He added that the people will get to drink water from Melamchi within three months. A project engineer and a driver had died due to a flood resulting from the breakage of the sluice gate (No. 17) at ...

KATHMANDU, Jan 23: The government will have to spend about Rs 300 million to bring the Melamchi water to Kathmandu Valley under temporary arrangement, according to officials concerned. The information ...