In weekly polls conducted with the support of The Asia Foundation, Himal Khabarpatrika asks 375 respondents in 14 cities across Nepal every Monday for their opinion on contemporary issues. This week’s result of interviews taken in households across the country:
1. How do you rate the drinking-water supply you get at home?
Bad 52.4%
Good 46.5%
2. Do you face problems from decreased supply in the dry season?
Yes 62.8%
No 34.2%
3. Where do you get your drinking-water from?
Tube wells 44.6%
Government supply 38.4%
Ground springs 5.65%
Dug wells 5.1%
Private companies 2.7%
Drilled wells 1.95%
Tank wells 1.35%
Rivers and streams 0.85%