Some 13 per cent locals in the district are deprived of proper drinking water facility.

The remotest village of Chitwan district inhabited by Chepangs, a marginalized community is becoming well equipped with solar panels in each homes.

Locals of Banku village development committee (VDC) in the district have faced acute shortage of drinking water even after the completion of Banku Drinking Water Project, locals complained.

Timber Smugglers are reportedly clearing local forests in cahoots with security personnel in the district.

With the view to facilitate rapid collection, processing and dissemination of energy data and information to users at national and international level, the Water and Energy Commission Secretariat (

Poaching is reportedly increasing everyday in the forests handed over to the community in Darchula with the objective of conserving the national forest.

The score of antelope is increasing in the Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve, which has high tourism potentials.

The Bagmati River is gradually returning to its natural form, thanks to the cleaning campaign led by Chief Secretary Lila Mani Poudel.

Darchula, Feb. 13: As many as 78 households of Sitola VDC-1 and Siloja VDC in the district have been benefited after completion of the Basarsar and Siloja drinking water projects.

Weather radars are to be installed at different three places in the country to collect and disseminate reliable information about weather conditions at the local-level.