Three decades ago, there was an extreme crisis of water supply in Kathmandu, where Melamchi's water pipe burst and the streets were flooded within a few weeks. A news story 32 years ago is enough to find out how old the drinking water problem is for Kathmandu.

The news published in Kantipur 32 years ago i.e. 2049 Chait 2 is enough to explain the Kakakul of that time . In this news, the background of the water problem in Kathmandu valley is getting worse and it is estimated that the problem will become an epidemic when Dhungedhara starts drying up. 

At that time, due to the dry weather, as the water in Dhungedhara started to dry up, the residents of the capital had to wander round the clock carrying garri.

At that time, there was a water crisis in the Gaushala area where the then Speaker of the House of Representatives, Damannath Dhungana, lived. It is written in the news, an example of the low level of water shortage in the valley has been given by the absence of a single drop of water in the streams of Gaushala and surrounding areas for the last four days. 

Due to the extreme water problem, college students and housewives have been queuing for 13 hours in Dhungedhara for water. And on this occasion, it has been mentioned in the news that Gagri, Jerkin and bucket thieves have increased. 

After experiencing severe water problems, the locals have been complaining that the drinking water company is not providing water but charging a high fee . It is written in the news that the students of this area are forced to leave the school and campus for water and wait for their turn to fill water all day. 

Two years had passed since the end of the Panchayati system . Even the new government was not able to make a plan on how to manage water supply in the capital. The water crisis in Kathmandu was also giving more force to the discussion of Melamchi .

The statement of a local used in the news is enough to understand how much the problem of drinking water was affecting the lives of the locals. A housewife said, 'If the water company keeps us thirsty, we will sit on a sit-in at the office of the company.' In which Gagri and Ritta have also published a photo with a line of common people sitting in the Gaushala area for rent.