Kathmandu, March 20 -- Earlier this month, the Lalitpur Metropolitan City installed a coin-operated water dispenser kiosk outside its office building.

The city authority had partnered with the Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Management Board to introduce the 'Water ATM'. The machine cost a whooping Rs 1 million. Barely 200 metres away from the office of the metropolis, two ancient water spouts-Chhaybaha Hiti and Natwa Hiti-are falling into decrepitude.

A pool formed in Natwa Hiti, another stone spout not far away from Chayyabaha Hiti, as a result of obstructed outlet. Post photo: Keshav Thapa

"Everything was in working order before the earthquake blocked the outlet of Natwa Hiti. The place has turned into a pool," said Nirmala Shakya, a ...