Prime Minister receives 100,000 signatures from sanitation campaign

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Nepal, 22 Mar 08

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On World Water Day, 22 March 2008 more than 100 thousand signatures collected from 35 districts of the country were handed over to Nepal’s Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala calling for increased funding and a national master plan for sanitation. PM Koirala said he committed to take necessary steps immediately if concrete suggestions are presented before him for the improvement of sanitation.

The signatures were submitted by representatives of WaterAid Nepal, Nepal Water for Health (NEWAH), NGO Forum for Urban Water & Sanitation, Federation of Drinking Water and Sanitation Users’ Nepal, Lumanti Support Group for Shelter and Guthi campaign. The signature campaign aims to get the voices of users and sector stakeholders in the national campaign. It was coordinated by the End Water Poverty Campaign secretariat. A signature collection campaign was organized on March 13 at Santi Batika in Ratna Park, Kathmandu and in 25 districts.

WaterAid Nepal

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