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Press articles (used media abbreviations) (see also link collection on power)

Dailekh folks forced to drink filthy water, by Pushkar Thapa (ht 20/07/2008)

Lesotho exports water to South Africa: A  Lesson  to  Nepal, by AB Thapa (sp 18/07/2008)

Govt selects builders for Sikta canal, by Thira L Bhusal (kp 09/07/2008)

Rain-harvesting viable: Study (ht 05/07/2008)

‘Alternative modes of water supply to urban poor’ (kp 30/06/2008)

Call to make leaders aware of sanitation issues (ht 20/06/2008)

‘Gandak stir will go nationwide’ (kp 18/06/2008)

KUKL schedule adds insult to public plight, by Thira L Bhusal (kp 14/06/2008), Locals lock NWSC in Butwal, by Amrita Anmol (kp 14/06/2008), Not a drop to drink (ht 16/06/2008), KUKL plans to supply untreated water (nn 17/06/2008)

Water distribution schedule in valley (ht 13/06/2008)

ADB to review Melamchi progress, by Thira L Bhusal (kp 06/06/2008)

NWSC reeling under human resource crunch, by Razen Manandhar (ht 04/06/2008)

Dismantle Gandak barrage: Flood-hit warn India, by Bechu Gaud (kp 03/06/2008)

Water tariff hike in pipeline, by Razen Manandhar (kp 26/05/2008)

Melamchi Project Must Be Reviewed, by AB Thapa (sp 23/05/2008)

Water scarcity: A Crisis Looming Large, by Rajan Bajracharya (sp 23/05/2008)

Wrangling Over Water (rn 21/05/2008), KUKL to release water distribution schedule (ht 22/05/2008), Hundred days of KUKL, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 23/05/2008), At any rate (ht 27/05/2008)

Info on Nepal’s water potential sought (ht 17/05/2008)

Dry spouts (ht 12/05/2008)

1.4 lakh in valley tap spout water, by Merina Sharma (ht 10/05/2008)

Liquid gold: Hydropower and rafting sectors vie for rivers, by Wong Shu Yun (nt 09/05/2008)

Four China companies bid for Melamchi tunnel (kp 08/05/2008)

Melamchi project to cut cost by $93 million (ht 08/05/2008)

Water crisis: Stone spout conservation a wayout (ht 03/05/2008)

Nepal must excercise extreme caution: development of water resources, by AB Thapa (sp 02/05/2008)

Valley folks facing acute shortage of water, by Merina Sharma (ht 22/04/2008), Wells to be dug up to solve crisis in Bhaktapur (ht 22/04/2008)

Foreign experts join KUKL (kp 21/04/2008)

Mahakali Irrigation 3rd phase to begin (kp 20/04/2008)

Bhaktapur folk facing water scarcity (ht 17/04/2008)

Pancheshwar project survey over: India (ht 16/04/2008)

Piped dream (ht 07/04/2008)

Sanitation awareness drive to be launched in Valley (ht 06/04/2008)

Not A Drop To Drink: Amid the election campaign for Constituent Assembly, Nepal celebrates the World Water Day by completely ignoring the crisis of drinking water, by Keshab Poudel (sp 28/03/2008)

Water scarcity receding in Dharan (kp 27/03/2008)

Meddling crippling drinking water supply mechanism: Yami (ht 25/03/2008)

People without basic sanitation, by Bobby Ramakant (kp 22/03/2008)

Safe Water For Prevention Of Hepatitis E, by Upendra Bahadur Shrestha (rn 22/03/2008)

Drive for effective sanitation policy (ht 14/03/2008)

Activists call for decisive action to improve sanitation (IRIN 09/03/2008) [see Nepal Country Plan for International Year of Sanitation 2008]

New technology for water treatment suitable for Nepal (ht 02/03/2008)

KUKL starts work (kp 14/02/2008)

Private firm to manage Kathmandu's water supply (nn 14/02/2008)

ADB gives new lease of life to Melamchi (nn 08/02/2008), ADB okays Rs 9b for Melamchi (kp 09/02/2008), Melamchi: A Step Closer (sp 15/02/2008), ‘ADB working on solution to Melamchi problems’ (kp 23/02/2008)

New agencies to oversee water supply in Valley (nn 03/02/2008)

Equitable Utilization Of Nepalese Water Resources, by Trilochan Upreti (rn 03/02/2008)

ADB Melamchi loan commitment till 2013 (kp 24/01/2008), Melamchi On The Line: Asian Development Bank (ADB) renews its commitment to Melamchi Drinking water Project (sp 01/02/2008)

Access to sanitation: Widening Gap, by Keshab Poudel (sp 11/01/2008), ‘National sanitation coverage is very poor’, interview with Sanjaya Adhikari (sp 11/01/2008)

Bogged Down By Controversies: Water resource continues to be a magnet of controversy as Maoists raise fresh objection over proposed hydro projects, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 11/01/2008)

Can Valley await ‘multipurpose’ Melamchi? (kp 04/01/2008)

Baglung water projects in limbo (kp 28/11/2007)

World Toilet Day: Hygiene in toilet still neglected (kp 19/11/2007), Sanitary solution (ht 21/11/2007), Over two dozen agencies join hands to ensure toilet access for all (nn 22/11/2007)

Chlorine concentration low in Valley water (kp 17/11/2007)

Commission not to Let Govt Hike Water Tariff, by Razen Manandhar (ht 17/11/2007)

Locals to be involved in irrigation management (küp 16/11/2007)

Indus and Ganges disputes: Nepal’s Water Right, by AB Thapa (sp 02/11/2007)

Chlorine lacking in valley's piped water (kp 28/10/2007)

Nepal: Groundwater exploitation heightens health dangers (IRIN News 25/10/2007)

700 small water projects face crisis, by Thira L Bhusal (kp 12/10/2007)

Greater Benefits: Global return on investment in sanitation far exceeds costs (sp 12/10/2007)

Universities, Academies And Kosi Problems, by AB Thapa (sp 28/09/2007)

ADB to extend Melamchi commitment 3 more months, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 11/09/2007)

Danger of giving away rightful inheritance: Nepal's water resources, by AB Thapa (sp 31/08/2007)

Agitating NWSC employees submit memo to PM (nn 28/08/2007)

Biratnagar without water supply, by Bedraj Poudel (kp 23/08/2007)

Govt forms panel to fix water tariff (kp 22/08/2007)

Nepalese demand new laws enabling equal access to water (i On Global Trends 22/08/2007)

Valley's water supply management alternatives, by Madan Shankar Shrestha (kp 21/08/2007)

Need for harvesting rainwater, by Khilendra Basnyat (kp 19/08/2007)

NWSC employees protest Essential Services Act (kp 17/08/2007)

Irrigation development and Sun-Kosi project, by AB Thapa (sp 17/08/2007)

Donors game for Melamchi project: Yami (samn 03/08/2007)

Melamchi office to be shifted to site (samn 23/07/2007)

NWSC gears up reforms (kp 19/07/2007), Over-staffing, strike hit water supply (samn 19/07/2007), Strike hits water supply in Nepali capital (Xinhua 19/07/2007), 70 protesting NWSC staff arrested (kp 26/07/2007)

Yami says ADB has given 'green signal' to proceed with Melamchi (nn 15/07/2007), ADB board to take up Melamchi (kp 17/07/2007), Reviving Melamchi (kp 17/07/2007), Hydropower component axed: Controversy Surrounding Melamchi Project, by AB Thapa (sp 20/07/2007)

Cooperation between China, Nepal and India: Brahmaputra Diversion Through Nepal, by AB Thapa (sp 13/07/2007)

Old pipelines causing water contamination (kp 13/07/2007)

Latrines become in thing in Rai villages, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 08/07/2007)

Let's learn lesson from Singapore, by Madan Shankar Shrestha (kp 07/07/2007)

Poor to pay dear for Melamchi water (samn 05/07/2007)

ADB mission on Melamchi coming this week (samn 04/07/2007), ADB delegation in Kathmandu to discuss Melamchi project (nn 11/07/2007), Yami encouraged by talks on Melamchi (nn 13/07/2007), Only board can change conditions: ADB delegation (nn 14/07/2007)

Cholera bacteria detected in Rautahat water, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 30/06/2007)

Fulfilling commitment under agreement, by Gandhi Pandit (kp 29/06/2007), Patching up Melamchi: The ADB and the Maoists bury the hatchet on Kathmandu’s water supply, by Navin Singh Khadka (nt 29/06/2007)

Averting water wars in Asia, by Brahma Chellaney (kp 28/06/2007)

Rapti river to flow freely (nn 28/06/2007), India not to stop natural flow in Rapti, by J Pandey (kp 28/06/2007)

Kathmandu residents' interest betrayed: Melamchi water supply controversy, by AB Thapa (sp 22/06/2007)

Plan to unbundle NWSC in two months (samn 20/06/2007)

Irrigation plant irks locals, by Chetan Adhikari (kp 19/06/2007)

Maoists hinder work on water project (samn 18/06/2007)

Locals encircle Marsyangdi hydro (kp 16/06/2007)

ADB seeks reform at water utility (kp 09/06/2007), Yami to write to ADB on her terms (samn 15/06/2007), Govt’s response to ADB delayed (kp 16/06/2007), Minister Yami intent on appeasing ADB, says govt. would fulfill all its conditions (nn 18/06/2007), Govt proposes revised rebidding to ADB, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 18/06/2007), Severn Trent is a tainted company: Yami (kp 18/06/2007), Hisila writes to ADB on Melamchi project (samn 18/06/2007), Govt to ask ADB to extend Melamchi loan (nn 21/06/2007), Melamchi ‘resuming soon’ (nn 21/06/2007), ADB extending Melamchi loan, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 22/06/2007)

Yami says govt ready to explore all options for reviving Melamchi (nn 08/06/2007), Melamchi will be back in a new way: Yami, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 08/06/2007), Govt lets Severn Trent work on Melamchi (samn 08/06/2007), Experts discuss future of Melamchi (samn 13/06/2007), ADB positive on Melamchi, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 15/06/2007

Water shortage grips Kathmandu Valley (nn 04/06/2007)

Community water projects effective (samn 03/06/2007)

Water soluble: Show us the solutions, not the problems, by Atrtha Beed (nt 01/06/2007)

Who will be responsible if West Seti dam fails? by AB Thapa (sp 01/06/2007)

Irrigation projects (samn 31/05/2007)

Koshi canal water blocked (samn 31/05/2007)

Rainwater harvesting no alternative to Melamchi, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 27/05/2007)

Nepal must be careful: Water Resources Development, by AB Thapa (sp 25/05/2007), Troubled waters, by Navin Singh Khadka (nt 25/05/2007), Not a drop to drink: It doesn’t matter whether a cat is black or white as long as Kathmandu Valley gets proper water supply, by Ratna Sansar Shrestha (nt 25/05/2007), MP Mahat admits to flaws in contract (samn 26/05/2007)

ADB breaks its silence, says it is not possible to carry on with Melamchi (nn 22/05/2007), FM terms ADB's decision as 'unfortunate' (nn 22/05/2007), Prachanda to confer with ADB; PM asks him to comply with Bank's condition (nn 23/05/2007), Prachanda asks ADB to reconsider its decision on Melamchi (nn 23/05/2007), Melamchi is dead: Unable to continue after June 30: ADB, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 23/05/2007), ADB withdraws aid to Melamchi project (samn 23/05/2007), Melamchi: Yet another Arun III, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 23/05/2007), $464mn water project at risk (Gulf Times 24/05/2007), We're not against Melamchi, Prachanda reiterates (nn 24/05/2007), Melamchi Row: Perils Of Populism, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 25/05/2007), ADB urged to rethink on Melamchi project (samn 25/05/2007), Severn Trent withdrawal welcomed (samn 27/05/2007), Maoist chief fails to move bank (Gulf Times 27/05/2007)

Locals cut off water supply, by D R Pant (kp 21/05/2007)

Prepaid water service in Valley soon (samn 20/05/2007)

Melamchi: Still Nowhere, by Keshab Poudel (sp 18/05/2007), Finance ministry seeks to salvage Melamchi, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 18/05/2007),   Maoist minister opposed to ST, not ADB (kp 21/05/2007), Severn Trent withdrew without consulting ADB (nn 22/05/2007), Melamchi in serious trouble
Severn Trent withdraws bid, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 22/05/2007)

Privatization or no, NWSC badly needs reforms, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 17/05/2007)

Irrigation project (samn 16/05/2007)

ADB warns of withdrawal from Melamchi (nn 09/05/2007), Unhappy with Severn Trent: Yami unperturbed by ADB threat (kp 10/05/2007), SAAPE condemns ADB precondition on Valley's water management (nn 11/05/2007), 'No 3rd party in Valley water supply' (samn 12/05/2007), Yami dismisses Severn Trent deadline, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 15/05/2007), Yami's shriek (kp 16/05/2007), ST deadline ends, Yami looks for options (samn 16/05/2007), ADB to pull out from Melamchi; Minister Yami says she is not against the project (nn 17/05/2007)

Kathmandu Valley Drinking Water Limited set up (nn 08/05/2007)

Yami unsure over Severn Trent (kp 07/05/2007)

Surkhet faces drinking water crisis (samn 04/05/2007)

Decision on Melamchi project soon: Yami (samn 28/04/2007)

Campaign to promote household water treatment (nn 23/04/2007)

Local resource mgmt key to address water crisis (kp 23/04/2007)

Yami initiates water project in Lalitpur (samn 22/04/2007)

Potable water @ 15 paisa a liter, by Bikash Sangraula & Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 20/04/2007)

Novel way to meet Valley’s water needs, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 15/04/2007)

DoI prepares for ambitious irrigation plan (nn 09/04/2007)

Half Nepalese lack safe drinking water (samn 08/04/2007)

Interaction to preserve sources of water (samn 08/04/2007)

Water utility will not be privatised: Minister Yami (nn 05/04/2007), Yami against privatizing water utility (kp 05/04/2007)

Water as human right, by Trilochan Upreti (kp 03/04/2007)

Locals intimidate officials of MDWP; MoPPW seeks action (nn 02/04/2007), Melamchi staff halt work, demand security (kp 05/04/2007)

World Water Day: Empty Taps, by Keshab Poudel (sp 30/03/2007)

Sanitation report (samn 29/03/2007)

Unrealized worth of the Valley ponds, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 27/03/2007)

Rain water harvesting alternative source (samn 25/03/2007)

World Water Day today (nn 22/03/2007)

Hydel project resumes (samn 20/03/2007)

Crisis Of Resources: End Water Poverty Coalition urges G8 leaders to recognize sanitation and water as basic human rights and fundamental to poverty reduction, by Keshab Poudel (sp 16/03/2007)

Water shortage haunts capital city (samn 11/03/2007)

ADB to trim Melamchi by US $ 114 m, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 10/03/2007)

Private water, public debate: This dry season Kathmandu will see a water shortage like never before, by Mallika Aryal (kp 09/02/2007), Pipe dreams
The politics of water during a political transition, by Ajaya Dixit (nt 09/02/2007)

Chinese Experience of High Dam Engineering: (Highly Valuable to Develop  Nepal ’s Water Resources), by AB Thapa (sp 09/02/2007)

Water shortage hits Dharan, by Pradeep Meyangbo (kp 06/02/2007)

Water supply dips with daily power cuts, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 05/02/2007)

Melamchi scaled down by US$ 114m, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 03/02/2007)

Water pipe to PM residence sewage-polluted, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 03/02/2007)

Thirsty for change: Why contracting out Kathmandu’s water supply management is the only option left (nt 02/02/2007)

Melamchi cost may drop by $94m, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 01/02/2007), Blessing in disguise (kp 02/02/2007)

NWSC employees end stir (kp 01/02/2007)

Water scarcity affects life in Baitadi (samn 30/01/2007)

Sikta project dam construction begins (samn 20/01/2007)

What's wrong with NWSC?, by Narayan Manandhar (kp 18/01/2007), PM directs to solve the issue of NWSC (nn 19/01/2007), Public hearing turns into pandemonium (kp 19/01/2007), Are Donnors to be Blames? (Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Issue), by AB Thapa (sp 19/01/2007), NWSC Act won’t be amended: Minister (kp 20/01/2007)

61 pc Nepalis without access to toilets, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 18/01/2007)

Govt warns of closing down MDW project (samn 13/01/2007), All-party body to resolve Melamchi row (samn 14/01/2007)

Gatherings to Mark Disaster Prevention Day and Kosi River, by AB Thapa (sp 12/01/2007)

Safe drinking water project in Lalitpur (samn 07/01/2007)

House opens door for tainted UK utility (kp 04/01/2007), NWCS staff protest Act amendment; to halt distribution of water (nn 05/01/2007), NWSC staff protest Water Act amendment (kp 05/01/2007), NWSC employees threaten to cut water supply of palace, PM’s residence (nn 06/01/2007), Threat to cut ministers’ water supply (samn 06/01/2007), Water supply to palace, PM residence to be cut off, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 06/01/2007), DWSC Staffers Submit Memorandum to Political Parties (rn 06/01/2007), Water supply to palace, PM residence cut (kp 08/01/2007), Protesting employees submit memorandum (samn 09/01/2007), Committee to recommend protection of employees' welfare (kp 15/01/2007), Water for Singha Durbar, ministers to be cut (kp 17/01/2007)

Koshi river basin mgmt initiated (kp 04/01/2007)

Parliament passes bill to privatize valley water distribution (nn 03/01/2007), House passes water privatisation bill (samn 04/01/2007)

Water, Water Everywhere Not A Drop To Drink, by AB Thapa (sp 29/12/2006)

Fund crunch shuts irrigation project (kp 25/12/2006)

Hard on poor, easy on rich: New Water tariff, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 24/12/2006), New Water tariff proposed (samn 24/12/2006)

Water policy modification sought (samn 24/12/2006)

Devastation of Water Resources: Upper Karnali, by AB Thapa (sp 23/12/2006)

National consensus on water resources, by Trilochan Upreti (kp 18/12/2006)

Privatisation of water to invite protest (samn 06/12/2006), Employees protest water privatisation (samn 19/12/2006)

More water in pipeline for capital (samn 30/11/2006)

Melamchi springs back to life, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 20/11/2006)

Water tariff may jump 53 percent come 2007, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 19/11/2006), Costly water (kp 20/11/2006)

Universities, Academies And Kosi Problems, by AB Thapa (sp 17/11/2006)

Water overweighs hydropower, by Trilochan Upreti (kp 11/11/2006)

Malpasset and Vajont Dams: West Seti Dam Safety, by AB Thapa (sp 03/11/2006)

Task force for water demand management (kp 03/11/2006)

Water is our future, not only hydropower, by Krishna Kanta Panthi (kp 02/11/2006)

Locals collect rain water in Makwanpur (samn 31/10/2006)

Water scarcity causes mass migration, by Biplab Maharjan (kp 08/10/2006)

Kirtipur water sans chlorine (samn 30/09/2006)

UNICEF lauds Nepal's achievement in sanitation, but says more is needed (nn 29/09/2006)

Discredited company taking over Valley’s water mgmt, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 15/09/2006)

Mugling faces water shortage (kp 15/09/2006)

Media and Misled Public: Western Terai Flood Problem By AB THAPA (sp 15/09/2006)

'Melamchi project to be ready on time' (samn 14/09/2006), Locals threaten to disrupt Melamchi (samn 15/09/2006)

Katrina and Himalayan hydro dreams, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 30/08/2006)

'Lack of suitable laws mar irrigation sector' (kp 23/08/2006)

Patan to tap water from stone spouts (samn 11/08/2006)

Bihar’s Chief Minister And Kosi Problems, by AB Thapa (sp 04/08/2006)

Women and water, by Rekha Acharya (kp 02/08/2006)

Indo-Nepal Relation And Water Resources, by AB Thapa (sp 28/07/2006)

West Rapti Again Floods Banke District, by AB Thapa (sp 21/07/2006)

Melamchi works suspended indefinitely, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 21/07/2006), ADB may rethink on MDWP: Rahman (nn 22/07/2006), ADB may rethink Melamchi: Rahman, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 22/07/2006), ADB voices concern over Melamchi project (samn 22/07/2006), Melamchi work resumes (kp 25/07/2006), Melamchi still 'five years away'; locked project offices opened (nn 25/07/2006), Melamchi, locals reach compromise on land (kp 26/07/2006)

Karnali With A Dam Equals 5 Karnali Rivers, by AB Thapa (sp 23/06/2006)

Artificial watering saved Rani Pokhari, by A Sanam Bhaila (kp 14/06/2006)

Locals threaten Melamchi shut down (kp 11/06/2006)

Here comes the rain: Mains dry? Tubewell exhausted? Water tanker too expensive? Try rainwater harvesting, by Alok Tumbahangphey (kp 09/06/2006), Rainwater harvesting to ease crisis, by A Sanam Bhaila (kp 11/06/2006)

Water privatisation plan draws flak (samn 08/06/2006)

NGOs seek changes in water ordinances (samn 01/06/2006)

Wastewater treatment plants in limbo, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 09/05/2006)

Shringighat irrigation dam affected (samn 05/05/2006)

Tansen craves for water (samn 16/04/2006)

Outer Ring Road may plug groundwater (samn 15/04/2006)

Locals destroy wells in PIE areas (samn 05/04/2006)

Groundwater (kp 04/04/2006)

Sweden withdraws funds for Melamchi, by Prem Khanal (kp 04/04/2006)

Waterless Kathmandu (kp 01/04/2006)

Media, Misinformed Public And Water Resources, by AB Thapa (sp 31/03/2006)

NWSC to set up 120 water tanks in Ktm, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 31/03/2006

Caught cheating in UK, poised to run Valley water supply, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 11/03/2006), ADB must rethink (kp 14/03/2006)

Paying Rs 360 a month for dry taps, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 09/03/2006)

Dangerously dry (nt 03/03/2006, originally in Himal, 28 February-13 March)

Additional 30 MLD water for Valley soon (kp 28/02/2006)

Media's role crucial for awareness on sanitation: Experts (nn 27/02/2006)

Load-shedding fuels water crisis, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 25/02/2006)

Lack of funds hits Imadol water project (samn 23/02/2006)

Farmers’ dream turns to dust, by Biblab Maharjan (kp 20/02/2006)

ADB reaffirms commitment to Melamchi, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 17/02/2006)

NWSC to install tube wells to pump water (nn 16/02/2006)

Work on Koshi high dam DPR starts (nn 09/02/2006)

Rice Cultivation, FAO And Sunkosi Project, by AB Thapa (sp 20/01/2006)

Indrawati riverside left barren (samn 11/01/2006)

Planning Problems: Kosi River Development, by AB Thapa (sp 06/01/2006)

Pvt water suppliers seek govt help (samn 04/01/2006)

Nepal Govt Announces National Policy on Water Resources (nln 04/01/2006)

Nepal to boost small irrigation systems (samn 27/12/2005)

MWSP will complete on time: VC Bista (nn 24/12/2005) [Not even god would claim this!]

Sediment Movement: Kosi River, by AB Thapa (sp 23/12/2005)

Melamchi project under review: ADB (nn 19/12/2005)

Kosi River Megafan, by AB Thapa (sp 16/12/2005)

Reviving Patan’s royal canal: They’ve withstood the test of time, now they will take care of the water needs of a thirsty city, by Mallika Aryal (nt 18/11/2005)

Groundwater underutilised in Nepal (samn 11/11/2005)

Animal blood in water supply, by Thir Bhusal (kp 06/11/2005)

Tanahun water project in crisis (samn 03/11/2005)

Private water to quench public thirst, by Siddha Raj Pant (kp 31/10/2005), Exemplary (kp 01/11/2005)

School with rainwater harvesting, treatment plants, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 31/10/2005)

SIDA's $25m to Melamchi uncertain, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 22/10/2005)

Opinion poll soon on Melamchi project (samn 16/10/2005)

Norway rejects govt request on Melamchi, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 08/10/2005), Fund withdrawal hits Melamchi hard (samn 08/10/2005)

Augmenting Water Supply To Kulekhani, by AB Thapa (sp 07/10/2005)

Melamchi case: RCCC vs ADB, by Prakash Singh Pradhan (kp 05/10/2005)