Kathmandu, Dec. 6 -- This project was supported through the US Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) grant, reaffirming the United States' continued commitment to safeguarding Nepal's cultural heritage and advancing economic growth in tourism to the benefit of Nepali and American visitors and businesses, read a statement issued by the embassy on Saturday.

US Embassy Charge d'Affaires Jason Meeks joined local leaders and government officials to inaugurate the newly restored hiti and thanked the partners who made the project possible.

"The restoration of Yenga Hiti is more than the repair of a heritage site; it is the renewal of a living water system that has served this community-and the nation of Nepal-for over fifteen hundr...