A project for drinking water supply to Kathmandu Valley in Nepal
Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) is a project to supply drinking water to Kathmandu Valley by diverting 170,000,000 litres (45,000,000 US gallons) of water per day. The project started in 1998 and completed in 2021. The intake of this project is located in Melamchi, Nepal. Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport (Nepal) is the executing agency for the Project and Melamchi Water Supply Development Board is the implementing agency.[1]
This project was mainly financed by Japan and the Asian Development Bank. About 57% of the project cost was loan, 16% was grant and 26% was financed by the Nepalese government.[2]
Melamchi River
Kathmandu Valley water supply and sanitation project
Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP)
Desalination plant
Location
Melamchi, Bagmati Province
Estimated output
170,000,000 litres (45,000,000 US gallons) of water per day
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