Sindhupalchok, Nov. 12 -- After 11 days of disruption, local people in the headworks area of the Melamchi Water Supply Project in Sindhupalchok have finally agreed to resume water supply to the Kathmandu Valley-but only under a set of conditions that reflect long-standing demands.

At a late-night meeting on Tuesday held at the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, it was agreed to channel water from the Melamchi river into the tunnel system, and the office of the Melamchi Water Supply Development Board in Panipokhari, Kathmandu, which had been padlocked, will now be reopened. As per the agreement, the source of Melamchi water supply has been opened from Wednesday.

The affected locals stipulated several conditions including ...