Local responses to too much and too little water in the greater Himalayan region
Figure 4: The part of the Koshi basin located within Nepal
Study Sites
Basin area: 60,400 km
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Male female ratio: 1:1.02 Access to potable water: 46%
Elevation range: 100 to 8848 masl Person/km
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: 37 (high mountains) – 498 (Terai) Sanitation coverage: 30%
Population: 5,081,463 Literacy rate: Male: 65%; Female: 35% Energy: electricity - 30.9%; kerosene - 67.4%;
biogas - 0.2%; other - 1.5%
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