Urban Growth and Spatial Transition in Nepal: An Initial Assessment by Elisa Muzzini; Gabriela Aparicio

Author:Elisa Muzzini; Gabriela Aparicio
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The World Bank

Revitalization of the traditional hiti is helping solve problems of water scarcity in the Kathmandu Valley.

More recently, communities have revived traditional hitis to provide water to the valley. Interest in conserving hitis was triggered by the Ikhachhen community in Lalitpur, which made arrangements to collect water from the Alko hiti late at night when it had few users. As a result, about 250 households receive one hour of water per day through pipes for Nr 100 a month. Their success led to the formation of the Historic Stone Spout and Source Conservation Association, which has generated similar initiatives in other urban areas in the valley and has led to the development of a 12-point declaration on the importance and means of conserving this traditional water resource. The stone spout water sources of the Kathmandu Valley are unique because they not only demonstrate human ingenuity in harnessing subsurface flows but also provide an example of outstanding social accomplishment in the form of community collaboration. Besides providing water to the people of the valley, their conservation and restoration are important for their historic and cultural significance.

Sources: NGFUWS 2007; UNESCO 2006.

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