The Ministry of Water Supply (

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of Nepal that is responsible to provide effective, sustainable and quality water supply and sanitation to the people of Nepal.

History

The Ministry was established in 1972 by the Government of Nepal as the ''Department of Water Supply and Sewerage'' under the Ministry of Water Resources. Before it became a ministry, it was working under the Ministry of Housing and Physical Planning and the Ministry of Physical Planning and Works. In 2018, under the second Oli cabinet, the portfolio of the ministry was changed to its current form, ''Ministry of Water Supply''.

Organisational structure

The Ministry of Water Supply has several departments and subdivisions to facilitate and implement its work: * Department of Water Supply and Sewerage * Melamchi Water Supply Development Board * Project Implementation Directorate * Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Management Board * Nepal Water Supply Corporation * Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited * Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Fund Development Board * Water Supply Tariff Fixation Commission

Former Ministers of Water Supply

This is a list of former Ministers of Water Supply (or equivalent) since the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election in 2013:

References

External links

Official website
Government of Nepal Government ministries of Nepal Nepal Water supply and sanitation in Nepal {{watersupply-stub