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NEWS & HAPPENINGS
RAINWATER HARVESTING PROMOTION PROGRAM
The NGO Forum for
Urban Water and Sanitation
(NGOFUWS), supported
by UN HABITAT, held a
two day National Workshop on
‘Rainwater Friendly Cities: Capacity
Building on Rainwater Harvesting in
Nepal, Preparatory Phase’, on 16th and
17th January 2006. The workshop was
inaugurated by Dr. Rajendra Suwal,
Member of National Planning
Commission and the launch of Call to
Action was delivered by Lajana
Manandhar, President, NGOFUWS.
The occasion was well attended and the
inaugural session was addressed by,
among others, Guest of Honour Janak
Raj Joshi, Secretary, MPPW, Lava K.
Thapa, GM, NWSC, Hari Ram Koirala,
Director General, DWSS, as well as by
Kulwant Singh, CTA, WAC, UN-
HABITAT , Han Heijnen, Regional
Advisor, WHO and Sanjaya Adhikary,
Country Representative, WAN. The
keynote address was delivered by
Margerita Pacheco, IHRA while Bidur
Mainali, General Secretary, MuAN
provided the vote of thanks and
Chairperson Purna Kadariya, Director
General, DUDBC, closed the session. S
CAPACITY BUILDING & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
•Tailormade RWH training programmes for
disfferent target groups: practising architects
& engineers, civil society & house/structure
owners architect & engineering students & skill
training for plumbers.
•Counseling prospective clients and help to
generate employment opportunities.
DEMONSTRATION SITES:
•Installation of rainwater harvesting
components at popular historical/public
structures to serve as demonstration sites.
PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT:
•Promotion of the private sector for easy
accessibility of RWH components & materials
at competitive price.
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