Kathmandu Valley Private Sector Participation (PSP) Project
Nepal
Period: 2003
Client/Finance: Asian Development Bank
NKUK provided a specialist to assist with project preparation and appraisal missions for the Kathmandu Valley Water Services Sector Development Programme loan which was established to improve the water distribution services in the metropolitan/ urban areas of the Kathmandu Valley, by supporting institutional reforms and by engaging a management contractor under a performance-based management contract to operate and manage the urban water supply and wastewater systems.
The project included the preparation of a demonstration scheme, the basic concept of which was to show how a water supply system can be run when a capable and experienced management unit is put in place. This related not only to the quantity and quality of water supplied but also to the improved efficiency in meter reading, system maintenance and response to customer problems/ complaints.
