Hiti - Solving Water Crisis Through Heritage Preservation
Nepal Hiti Heritage - Protect Water Resource Kathmandu Valley with it's Newa civilization had highly developed society and infrastructure. Now these heritage and development are in danger due to indifference by the authorities. One of the things that are most in danger are the stone water spouts. These are water sprouts (Called Hiti), which has become source of water for Kathmandu-ites since centuries. Some volunteers are working hard to highlight the plight of these Hiti-s and try to salvage what is possible. Chiva Chaitya Organization (CCO) has started an initiative called La: Tiki(literally drop of water) The aim of the initiative is to: Helping to solve water crisis through heritage preservation Promoting works done to revive Hiti Heritage Providing solutions in water heritage preservation Leveraging new technologies in water heritage preservation Research and documentation of water heritage Facilitate and collaborate with different stakeholders, communities, groups, gov...