{"id":28971,"date":"2026-07-03T11:07:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T05:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=28971"},"modified":"2026-07-03T11:07:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T05:22:54","slug":"drinking-water-supply-from-melamchi-to-kathmandu-suspended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=28971","title":{"rendered":"Drinking water supply from Melamchi to Kathmandu suspended"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Kathmandu-<\/strong> Water supply to the Kathmandu Valley has been temporarily suspended from today after flooding at the source of the Melamchi Drinking Water Project. <br><br>According to Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited (KUKL) spokesperson Bir Bahadur Chand, the supply of water flowing from Melamchi river to the Sundarijal-based treatment center has been temporarily suspended as the water at the source of the Melamchi has become muddy, making the processing process complicated. <br><br>The water at the source has become extremely turbid due to rainfall. 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