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December 31, 2014

Nepal's thirsty capital loses ancient taps to construction
Kathmandu (AFP) Dec 28, 2014
From early morning, housewives carrying buckets and brass pots queue in the back streets of Nepal's capital for the free water pumped from a network of ancient stone spouts. A lifeline in a city with erratic government supplies and expensive private alternatives, Kathmandu's intricately carved communal spouts have survived invasions and earthquakes. But the centuries-old water taps are now suffering from a much more modern threat, the rapid development of the chaotic capital, to the despair of ... read more

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