Welcome to Bharatpur Water Supply Management Board

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Welcome to the Bharatpur Water Supply Management Board. भरतपुर खानेपानी व्यवस्थापन वोर्डमा तपाईलाई स्वागत छ |

Introduction

Bharatpur Water Supply Management Board (BWSMB) is a public statutory entity, which as the asset owner of the Water Supply Systems within the Bharatpur Municipality. Government of Nepal (GON) has formed the Board on Bhadra 31, 2064 as per “Water supply Management Board Act 2063” on recommendation of Bharatpur Municipality. It is an autonomous and corporate body with perpetual succession. The Board shall have a separate seal of its own, may acquire, use, sell, dispose of or otherwise manage any movable, immovable property, like an individual and may sue and be also sued by its name, like an individual. BWSMB can adopt different modes of operation of water supply systems. It can run the systems by itself, from user groups or from other service providers.

Originally there were two major water supply systems. First system run by Nepal Water Supply Corporation, Bharatpur, which was handed over by GoN on B.S. 2056, the second system was constructed by Bharatpur Municipality under Urban and Environment Improvement Program (UEIP). GoN has recently (Bhadra 20, 2069) handed overed the assets and liabilities of the Nepal Water Supply Corporation to BWSMS. At present both systems are under the management of BWSMB.

Functions, duties and powers of the Board:

•   To acquire, build, expand, reform and rehabilitate the service system,
•   To formulate and implement policies on the use of the service,
•   To prevent the misuse of potable water and prevent pollution of potable water
•   To carry out study, research and survey on the source, distribution of potable water, and sanitation,
•   To formulate and implement short-term and long-term policies on the service system
•   To ascertain such in vestment as required for the operation of the service and prepare a plan for the same, and arrange financial resources,
•   To have the rate of tariff service fixed pursuant to the prevailing laws,
•   To make necessary arrangements for the provision of qualitative and effective service, of the development of the service and acquire the same, To identify the source of funding required for the expansion and
•   To give license to the service providers for providing the service, or provide the service by entering into an agreement with the service providers,
•   To recover the fixed tariff in consideration for the service provided to the users,
•   If any user is aggrieved while providing the service by the service pro vider, to hear the grievance and provide appropriate remedy
•   To perform such other functions as prescribed as may be required for the operation of the service.