With the verdict of the apex court, Nepali Congress leader Sher Bahadur Deuba has started his fifth inning as the prime minister. However, the question now is: will Deuba secure a majority in the House within 30 days? If Deuba fails to secure the required majority, elections will have to be held within six months
By Keshab Poudel Jul 15, 2021
As the monsoon floods are routine, rescue, relief and rehabilitation are the regular parts of the disaster and flood management in Nepal. With the shift of human settlement in the river banks and low land flood-prone areas and construction of roads and other development activities, the destruction of life and property has also intensified in those areas. Badly damaging two new settlements by Melamchi, Indrawati and Marsyangdi rivers have shown settlements and infrastructures developed along with riverside are under growing risk. As the temperature rises, there also increase the extreme weather resulting in the flash floods and GLOF
By Keshab Poudel Jul 04, 2021
At a time when the global community is gradually recovering and some countries are still facing the upsurge of coronavirus, the second wave of COVID-19 has created havoc in Nepal. With the increasing positive cases, hospitals, which have faced overwhelming cases, are unable to provide minimum facilities like oxygen. Thanks to the emergency health support from international communities and two neighbors, Nepal is able to sail through the most difficult phase. Although the infections rates are gradually declining, given the lack of preventive method like vaccination, one cannot rule out another devastating wave
By Keshab Poudel Jun 06, 2021
Following the discharge of water from the Sundarijal water treatment plant on March 28, the water has reached over 100,000 households through the old water pipelines of Kathmandu Valley. However, the worries of Tiresh Prasad Khatri, Executive Director of Melamchi Water Development Board, have increased. ED Khatri, who has not slept well since the beginning of filling the water in the tunnel, remains alert monitoring through his mobile app the state of water in tunnels, treatment plant and discharge rate for distribution. For all the challenges, hardship and stress, ED Khatri shares part of this historic work completion with secretary Madhav Belbase
By Keshab Poudel Apr 04, 2021
Although transferring water from its source to other parts is always difficult, the Hindu Philosophy places a bet on Bhagirath Prayas to complete such tasks. Nepal’s Malamchi Water Project has shown a similar Bhagirath Prayas at work. Conceived in late 1980s and championed in early 1990s by former prime minister Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Melamchi Drinking Water Project has seen several leaders coming and going. As the project suffered mishandling at different levels, Minister for Drinking Water Mani Chandra Thapa and Secretary Madhav Belbase, who is at the last leg of his tenure, have finally seen the diversion of water of Melamchi through a 27.5-kilometer tunnel to Kathmandu valley
By Keshab Poudel Feb 27, 2021