Water ATM in Kathmandu

Kathmandu. Water ATM has come into operation in Kathmandu on Thursday with the joint efforts of the Ministry of Drinking Water, Kathmandu Metropolitan City and Kathmandu Valley Drinking Water Management Board.

Minister for Drinking Water Manichandra Thapa inaugurated the water ATM on Thursday. In the first phase, water ATMs have come into operation at Ratna Park, Balaju and Swayambhu Bhagwan Pau. With the connection of water ATMs, clean and quality drinking water facility has been made available in this area. Consumers will have to pay Rs 1 per 200 millimeters for water available from water ATMs.

You have to pay Rs 5 per liter of water. This water ATM will be operated by the suppliers for 3 months and will be handed over to the board for 3 months. This ATM is connected to provide hot water in winter and cold water in summer.

Consumers have to use one rupee coin to get water from ATM. Executive Director of Kathmandu Drinking Water Board Sanjeev Bikram Rana informed that such ATMs will be connected in 15 different places within three weeks.

While there is a problem of drinking water in Kathmandu, the water ATMs placed in public places are believed to provide clean drinking water to the general public at affordable prices.

Preparations have been made to operate in Kalanki, Malpot, Baneshwor, Bangalamukhi Temple, Kasunti Transport Office and Shankha Park Dhumbarahi in a week. The cost of water ATMs to be operated in different places of Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur is Rs. 20 million.