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Melamchi
Diversion Scheme (MDS):
Includes
diversion weir, desilting basin, 26 km tunnel, 25 km adit
access road, 18 km main access road, and upgrading of 22 km
approach road
The
main components of the MDS are
Headworks
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River
training Works
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Concrete
Weir
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Intake
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Sediment
exclusion
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Tunnel
flushing
Tunnel
Main
Access Road
Upgrading Access Road
Adit
Access Road
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Sundarijal
Access Road – Sundarijal near hydropower station to Sundarijal
Adit at Mahankal of total 1.7 km.
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Sindhu
Access Road - From Sindhu river and Melamchi river confluence
at Bahunepati to Sindhu Adit of total 15.7 km.
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Gyalthum
Access Road – From Gyalthum river and Melamchi river confluence
to Gyalthum Adit of total 4.3 km.
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Ambatham
Access Road – From Timbu river and Melamchi river confluence
to Ambatham Adit of total 1.9 km.
Water
Treatment Plant (WTP): 170 MLD plant at Mahankal in Kathmandu
Bulk
Distribution System (BDS): 54 km of bulk transmission
mains (300 to 1,400 mm diameter) and ten storage reservoirs
around the Kathmandu Valley with capacity of 72,000m3.
Distribution
Network Improvement (DNI): Recruitment of a Private Operator
for water supply management and rehabilitation and extension
of existing facilities.
Wastewater
System Improvement (WSI): Includes rehabilitation of the
existing sewer networks and treatment plants.
Social
and Environmental Support
Social
Uplift Program (SUP): Includes buffer zone development,
health, education, income generation and community development,
and rural electrification
Resettlement
Action Plan (RAP): Implementation
for compensation for acquiring or leasing land parcels
A
hygiene and education program in Kathmandu Valley and
a public awareness program in the Project area.
A
groundwater monitoring program, and
An
Environmental Management Plan (EMP).
Kathmandu
Valley Water Management Support Project
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved two loans under
the Kathmandu Valley Water Services Sector Development Program
(KVWSSDP) to support the Government's package of institutional
reforms in Kathmandu Valley. These loans will be used for
the restructuring of NWSC, as well as the establishment of
three key entities - the Water Authority (WA), the Water Utility
Operator (WUO), and the National Water Supply Regulatory Board
(NWSRB). For Details, go to www.
kvwmsp.com
Institutional
Reforms
Establishment
of the National Water Supply Regulatory Board
Establishment
of the Kathmandu Valley Water Authority
Groundwater
licensing in Kathmandu Valley
Promulgation
of the Groundwater Resources Management Act
Private
Sector Management of Urban Water Supply
Project
Implementation Support
Establishment
of the Project Management Unit (PMU): For the Project period
Recruitment
of Panels of Experts (POEs): Technical POE and Social and
Environmental POE
Other
Studies
Kathmandu
Valley Water Source Improvement Study
Review
of water use in the Kathmandu Valley: Water use optimization
study
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