Basic sanitation and drinking water under SDGs to be met: Water Supply Minister

June 15, Kathmandu: Minister for Water Supply Umakanta Chaudhary has said that the expected goals of access to basic drinking water and sanitation will be met under the Sustainable Development Goals.

He said the government would ensure that the access to basic sanitation and drinking water would reach cent per cent by 2030.

Minister Chaudhary said this while replying to queries related to his ministry raised by lawmakers during deliberations on the Appropriation Bill, 2022, in the meeting of the House of Representatives here on Tuesday.

According to him, the access to basic drinking water has reached 94 percent and that of high and medium standard drinking water 32 percent at present. Seven percent more access to be added to this by Melamchi Water Supply Project has not been included in this.

“The SDGs related to basic drinking water and sanitation would be met with the completion of the new and ongoing projects at the central level,” the Minister asserted. He, however, said that the goal of reaching 50 percent processed sewerage system is difficult to be achieved as it is only three percent at present.