RVWRMP has worked closely with the local government level since the beginning. Currently, the project is working in 27 core Rural Municipalities (RM) and has experience of working in 41 other RMs in Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces. RVWRMP has worked together with RMs to create the WASH Management Board concept. The objective is to bring together relevant stakeholders for integrated management of water resources in the municipality. The WASH Board has both mandate and means

Water tariffs are collected in RVWRMP supported water schemes to cover the Operation and Maintenance, and possible other costs of the scheme. Water tariffs are an important aspect of sustainability as they help ensure continuous maintenance of the scheme for the design period and beyond as well as contributing to (or even covering) larger rehabilitation needs. RVWRMP explored the situation of water tariffs in the project area in 2021. The survey indicates that water tariffs a