“Sustainable Rural Development Programs for
Socio-Economic Justice to Himalayan Communities”
As users of our site you already have an interest/awareness in choosing a holiday that causes minimal negative impacts to the environment of the destinations. However, every flight you take produces carbon dioxide (as well as other gases). Drinking Water & Sanitation
Various attempts were made to develop the drinking water and sanitation sector since the beginning of planned development of the nation. Among these attempts, public participation did not get the main focus until the 7th Plan. Emphasis was laid on the optimum mobilization of non-governmental sector, private sector and public participation only from the 8th Plan. Thus although plans were launched in various processes from the beginning, expected success could not be achieved.As a result, only 61 percent of the total populations have got an access to drinking water facility by the end of the 8th Plan. For upgrading the service standard of existing facility, great effort has to be made even further. Water borne diseases have not been controlled due to the lack of clean drinking water and sanitation. Sometimes, such diseases break out as epidemic. Due to the increasing pressure of urbanization and population growth, drinking water supply has to be increased and sanitation programs need to be launched effectively in the rural and urban area. Similarly, more emphasis has to be given to the enhancement of the quality of water, proper management of garbage and the construction of sewerage and drainage with treatment plants.
ECON’s one of the major objective is to relieve poverty and suffering among the people of underdeveloped remote part of the country through the improvement of safe water supplies and sanitation. ECON has been raising fund and technical support to remote part of Nepal undertaking water, sanitation and health education projects in rural areas since 1997. The team of ECON is research and traveling groups in and around remote nook and lap of Himalayan areas of Nepal.