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October
2009
| Kathmandu faces worsening water crisis |
Fetching drinking water is a daily ordeal for people in Kathmandu, who queues from dawn for hours to access a local public tap.There is a daily demand for at least 200 million litres in Kathmandu, but KUKL has only been able to supply 160 million litres.
In Nepal, rainfall has become erratic, and winters have become drier in recent years. Last year, there was less rain than usual during the mid-year monsoon season, and the country also experienced a severe winter drought which stretched into 2009 - which meant not much water was stored. Most of Kathmandu's drinking water comes from the Bagmati river system, which has seven streams in Kathmandu valley. Kathmandu faces worsening water crisis
The capital's main pipeline system is 100 years old and much of it has fallen into disrepair.
Source:
IRIN, October 2009
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September
2009
| TIA: visitor arrivals in the month of August 2009 |
A total of 33,685 foreign tourists departed from TIA in August 2009 up by 20% compared to the same month last year. The number of Nepalese arrivals stood at 46,852 while 51,653 Nepalese departed from TIA in August 2009.This is the third consecutive month Nepal has witnessed positive growth in the international tourist arrivals. Recovery in the arrivals to Nepal in the beginning of second half of 2009 is in line with the marginal improvement observed in some of the economies. Moreover, it also reflects the rebounding confidence of the international tour operators and the resilient nature of tourism economy.
An overall positive growth has been observed from the European markets and the Asian markets. Tourist arrivals from New Zealand and Canada have also registered robust growth of 22% and 88% respectively. The arrivals from United States of America remained stable whereas the Australian market declined by 4 % compared to the same month last year.
Source:
Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) September 2009
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