Kathmandu. With the aim of strengthening the urban water security of Kathmandu, the foundation stone of the artificial groundwater recharge project has been laid at the Civil Service Hospital.
Representatives of Civil Service Hospital, Coca-Cola Beverages Nepal (CCBN) and CIUD participated in the foundation-laying program of this project, which is being conducted under the joint initiative of Bottlers Nepal Limited (BNL) and Center for Integrated Urban Development (CIUD). In the program, it was emphasized that cooperation of all parties is necessary to solve the growing water-related challenges in Kathmandu Valley.
As the groundwater level in Kathmandu continues to decrease and the problem of inundation in urban areas is increasing, this project will present a model of an effective system to recharge the underground water reservoir (aquifer) by collecting rainwater and surface water.
It is expected that about 62 lakh 50 thousand liters of ground water will be recharged annually through this system, which collects water from an area of about 4,345 square meters. This will reduce the risk of flooding at the local level and help to make sustainable urban water management more effective.
यस अवसरमा सिभिल सर्भिस अस्पतालका उपसचिव अच्युत राज रेग्मीले भने, ‘कोका–कोला र सिआईयुडीले यस अस्पताल परिसरमा भू–जल पुनर्भरण निर्माणको पहल गरेकोमा हामी अत्यन्त खुसी छौँ । यसबाट अस्पताल वरपरका समुदायले प्रत्यक्ष रूपमा लाभ पाउने छन् । भविष्यमा पनि समाजलाई लाभ पुग्ने यस्ता कार्यक्रमहरू मार्फत उहाँहरूबाट यस्तै सहयोग प्राप्त भइरहोस् भन्ने हाम्रो अपेक्षा रहेको छ ।’
This is another important project under the long-term collaboration between Bottlers Nepal Limited (BNL), Coca-Cola Beverages Nepal (CCBN) and CIUD on water resource conservation. Previously, Ranibari located in Kathmandu Metropolitan City-3, USEP under Thimi Municipality, Rajdal Sainik Barracks located in Lalitpur Metropolitan City, Balaju Park located in Kathmandu Metropolitan City-16 and recently Ward no. On 22nd and 25th, such projects have been launched successfully.
These initiatives have provided examples of community-friendly, effective and scalable sustainable solutions to solve Nepal’s growing water challenges through collaboration between the public and private sectors.
It is expected that the Artificial Ground Water Replenishment Project to be implemented in the Civil Service Hospital will be established as a model project that can be adopted by hospitals, schools, government offices and other public institutions in the future. It is believed that it will make a significant contribution to ground water conservation, urban upliftment and sustainable water management in the long term.