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Gravity-flow systems in Karnali
Piped gravity-flow schemes carrying spring water to hill villages, maintained by user committees.
Karnali's springs sit above its villages, which makes gravity the cheapest pump available. The program engineers schemes that need no electricity: intake tanks at the spring, sediment traps, and tap stands placed so no household walks more than fifteen minutes.
Each scheme signs over its maintenance fund to the user committee before construction ends. Our engineers stay through the first monsoon — the season when badly built schemes wash out — and the scheme is only counted as reached after a full year of service.
- Connect 34,000 people in hill villages to piped spring water
- Build schemes that survive the monsoon without external repair crews
- Keep every scheme's maintenance fund above one year of operating cost
- Cut dry-season water collection time to fifteen minutes per household
Latest reported values against this year's targets. A value below target stays visible — it is never rounded up or hidden.
| Indicator | Value | Target | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| People with year-round safe water | 33,200 | 34,000 | |
| Schemes with active maintenance fund | 88% | 85% | |
| Liters available per household per day | 45 | 40 |
- Direct delivery61% · $366,000
- Local staff22% · $132,000
- Training11% · $66,000
- Logistics6% · $36,000
2025 budget: $600,000
What the budget covers
The split above is the approved 2025 budget. Restricted gifts to this program are spent within it, and variances above five percent are explained in the quarterly spending note.
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