3rd National Ground Water Symposium Conducted

By: Phurba Sange Moktan

Environment and Public Health Organization (ENPHO) in collaboration with CREEW, The Small Earth Nepal (SEN) and other partners has organized the 3rd National Symposium on “Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Management of Groundwater Resources of the Kathmandu Valley” on 22nd March 2012 in the occasion of World Water Day 2012.

The objectives of the symposium ware to share the recent study and research work, to discuss on groundwater issues and opportunities with concern stakeholders and to promote groundwater recharge and rainwater harvesting as one of the alternative options in Kathmandu Valley. The symposium was inaugurated by Ms. Brinda Hada Bhattarai, Secretary, Ministry of Irrigation. 


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ENPHO WASH Earthquake Contingency Plan formulated

By: Phurba Sange Moktan

A workshop was held to formulate a Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Contingency Plan focusing on Earthquake scenarios for Environment and Public Health Organization (ENPHO) with the facilitation of Oxfam-Nepal on 27th and 28th February, 2012 at Yalamaya Kendra, Patandhoka, Lalitpur.

A study says that Nepal is in high risk from the point of view of earthquake i.e. 11th position in global context. Even the Kathmandu Valley is more prone for it in national context due to its geographical situation.


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युवा सरसफाइ यात्रामा मेरो एक दिन र अनुभब

लेखक: फुर्बा साङे मोक्तान

भर्खरै मात्र एउटा  जनचेतनामुलक यात्राको सहजिकरण गर्ने मौका मिलेको थियो, जसको नाम थियो, "युवा सरसफाइ यात्रा"। बिभिन्न संघ सस्था, समुदाय तथा कालेजबाट आएका करिब १५ जना निकै जुझारु युवासाथीहरुमाझ सुरु भएको यो यात्रा मेरो लागि निकै स्मरणिय रह्यो। 

"पस्चिम पाइला" नामक युवा सन्जाल, एन्फो तथा यु. एन. ह्यबिटाटको संयुक्त प्रस्तुती रहेको यस यात्रा विश्व युवा सेवा दिवस्-११ को अबसर परेर २०६८ साल बैशाख ३ गतेको बिहानिको पहिलो प्रहरमा गोकर्णबाट सुरु भएको थियो, जसको मुख्य उद्धेश्य युवाहरुमाझ नेपालको शहरी सरसफाइको स्थिती अवगत गराउने, समाधानको उपायहरु पहिल्याउन मद्धत गर्ने तथा केही पहलकदमी पाइला चाल्न मद्धत गर्नु रहेको कुरा अवगत गर्दै थिए, कार्यक्रम सम्योजक गिरी खत्री।  

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