Green Infrastructure 2014 Group J - Case Study 2

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Traditional water system in Patan

Name	Traditional water system
Country	Nepal
City	Patan
Authors	Neha Shrestha

Rationale: Why is this case interesting?

Patan (Lalitpur) metropolitan city is one of the largest cities in Nepal with the area of 15.43 square kilometer. Due to its growing population Patan is facing severe water scarcity. Besides from investigating the possibilities to increase the municipal supply from alternative sources, the scarcity of water has made them to re-think, conserve and revive the traditional water system which was built with knowledge, intelligence and skills. These water system were established in such a way that they could serve the population both in quality and quantity throughout the year. It uses special techniques locating the water sources and bringing it to the site. On the other hand people are forgetting their traditional sustainable system and adopting modern mismatch system because of this negligence the traditional water system are drying up or reduced. So it is very important to conserve the water system in terms to protect our indigenous traditional water system and providing the local the alternative source of water for their daily use.

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