गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Floodwaters halt drinking water supply to Kathmandu Nepal Floodwaters halt drinking water supply to Kathmandu KathmanduPati July 03, 2026 Kathmandu – Water supply from the Melamchi Drinking Water project to Nepal’s Kathmandu valley has been temporarily suspended after floodwaters carrying highly turbid water entered the project’s intake. According to Kathmandu UpatyakaKhanepani Limited (KUKL) spokesperson Bir Bahadur Chand, the supply of water from Melamchi to the treatment plant at Sundarijalwas halted after muddy floodwater made the treatment process difficult. As a result, water distribution across the Kathmandu Valley has been temporarily suspended from Friday. “The rainfall has caused the water at the intake to become extremely turbid. Once the water quality improves the treatment process will resume and water supply will be restored according to the pre-determined distribution schedule,” Chand said. KUKL said the suspension is temporary and normal supply will resume after the water quality at the Melamchi intake returns to a level suitable for treatment. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal urges preparedness as super El Niño looms Nepal’s RSP expands secretariat, names key officials Nepal finance minister rules out demonetisation plan Nepal PM Balendra Shah heads to Pokhara, Mustang Nepal, South Korea sign pact on technology cooperation Nepal’s foreign financing aid shrinking: Finance Minister Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?2 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative3 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief4 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward5 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms6 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns7 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector Pathao, Tootle resume ride sharing services after authorities relax lockdown National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more UPAYA CITY CARGO LAUNCHES Version 3.0 Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions Police make a woman public in connection to Gongabu murder case
