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Britain will provide clean water and sanitation to retired Gurkha soldiers, their families and communities in Nepal.
Britain will provide clean water and sanitation to retired Gurkha soldiers, their families and communities living in remote Nepali hilltop villages, the Minister of State Alan Duncan announced today following a visit to the Gurkha heartlands.

Access to clean water means retired Gurkha soldiers can live out their lives in dignity in Nepal, their families can enjoy good health, and their children can go to school rather than spend their days trekking to fetch clean water.

New funding of £10 million will enable the construction of 400 water supply systems and nearly 10,000 latrines, through the Gurkha Welfare Scheme.

Poor sanitation and lack of clean water is a major issue in rural Nepal and thousands of children under five die each year from preventable water-borne diseases.

This year marks 200 years since the start of the Anglo Nepali war (1814-16), where the British first recognised the potential of the fierce Gurkha warriors and began recruiting them. 2014 also marks the centenary of the First World War: Gurkhas fought in France, Turkey, Palestine and Mesopotamia…