KUKL, which has currently been supplying water once in four days, is planning to introduce a new schedule soon.[break]
“Due to the extended load shedding hours, we have been forced to cut down supply by almost 50 percent," said KUKL Spokesperson Milan Kumar Shakya, adding, “We depend on ground water during the dry season.”
The office said that though the total demand for water in the capital is 350 million liters a day, KUKL is pumping only out 90 million liters. KUKL said that it is not able to meet the demand even during the rainy season when it pumps out 150 million liters a day.
According to KUKL, sources like Shivapuri watershed, Gongabu, Manohara, Gokarna and others have completely dried up. The company has installed generators in some of the sources.
Shakya said the office has not been able to operate generators round the clock due to fuel shortage and financial problems. The company has bought additional 11 water tankers to supply water in the places where there is no pipeline for drinking water.
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