Settlements in various hill districts in Province 1 have been reeling under water shortage in the recent years as natural springs and groundwater are drying up rapidly.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/haphazard-construction-roads-and-aggregate-mining-deplete-groundwater
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/kathmandu-post-nepal
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nepal
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/road
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drinking-water-scarcity