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| खानेपानी मन्त्रालय | |
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| Formed | 1972 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Nepal |
| Headquarters | Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Minister responsible |
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| Website | mowss |
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 Nepal portal |
The Ministry of Water Supply (Nepali: खानेपानी मन्त्रालय, romanized: Khānēpānī mantrālaya) is a government ministry of Nepal that is responsible to provide effective, sustainable and quality water supply and sanitation to the people of Nepal.[1]
History[edit]
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.[2] In 2018, under the Second Oli cabinet, the portfolio of the ministry was changed to its current form, Ministry of Water Supply.
Organisational structure[edit]
The Ministry of Water Supply has several departments and subdivisions to facilitate and implement its work:[3]
- Department of Water Supply and Sewerage Management
- 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[edit]
This is a list of former Ministers of Water Supply (or equivalent) since the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election in 2013:
| Name | Party | Assumed office | Left office | Portfolio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministry out of operation[4] | 25 February 2014 | 12 October 2015 | |||
| 1 | Prem Bahadur Singh[5] | Samajbadi Prajatantrik Janata Party | 24 December 2015 | 20 July 2016[6] | Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation |
| 2 | Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal[7] | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre) | 4 August 2016 | 19 January 2017 | Minister for Water Supply and Sanitation |
| 3 | Prem Bahadur Singh[8] | Samajbadi Prajatantrik Janata Party | 19 January 2017 | ||
| 4 | Mahendra Yadav[citation needed] | Nepali Congress | 26 July 2017 | 15 February 2018 | |
| 5 | Bina Magar | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) until 17 May 2018 Nepal Communist Party from 17 May 2018 | 16 March 2018 | 20 December 2020 | Minister of Water Supply |
| 6 | Mani Thapa | Nepal Communist Party | 25 December 2020 | 20 May 2021 | |
| 7 | Anil Kumar Jha | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | 4 June 2021 | 22 June 2021 | |
| 8 | Uma Kanta Chaudhary | Nepali Congress | 8 October 2021 | 26 December 2022 | |
| 9 | Abdul Khan | Janamat Party | 26 December 2022 | 31 March 2023 | |
| 10 | Mahindra Ray Yadav | Nepal Socialist Party | 31 March 2023 | ||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "About Ministry of Water Supply and Sanitation :: Ministry of Water Supply & Sanitation". mowss.gov.np. Archived from the original on 2016-03-20.
- ^ "About Ministry of Water Supply". Ministry o Water Supply. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Institutions under MoWSS". Ministry of Water Supply. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Meet the new cabinet of ministers". Nepali Times. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "4 new ministers inducted in Oli Cabinet". The Himalayan Times. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "Minister Prem Bahadur Singh resigns". The Himalayan Times. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "New ministers from CPN Maoist Centre sworn-in". The Himalayan Times. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Prabhu Sah appointed urban development minister". The Himalayan Times. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
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