Shortages in Kathmandu

Kathmandu, city of 2.5 million people and unable to satisfy their energy needs. Lines at the gas stations, no electricity for ten hours each day, and a water table which has dropped to extremely low levels.

For the people who do not have running water in their home, the choice is lining up at wells to fill their plastic containers. Some deep wells involve lowering a bucket and hearing it scraping the bottom - I can only imagine the quality of the water. Of course one can purchase bottled water everywhere but poor people cannot afford it.