Siddhartha Bank Holds Walkathon to Mark World Water Day

Kathmandu. Siddhartha Bank has successfully organized a walkathon event on the occasion of World Water Day. Continuing the walkathon program initiated last year on World Water Day, the bank organized the event again this year.

Observed every year on March 22, World Water Day aims to highlight the importance of clean water and spread global awareness for the sustainable management of water resources. In solidarity with the global theme, Siddhartha Bank organized the walkathon with the objective of ensuring access to safe water and sanitation, as well as promoting gender equality.

The bank stated that with the goal of ensuring public access to safe drinking water, it plans to install nine water purification systems in public places across the country within the current fiscal year on the occasion of World Water Day, in addition to conducting a cleanliness campaign around water sources.

Through this initiative, the bank aims to contribute to public health promotion by providing clean and safe drinking water to the general public and strengthening the inclusive access emphasized by the theme.

In this program, the bank organized a 5-kilometer walkathon carrying placards highlighting the importance of water conservation, sanitation, and gender equality, starting from Narayanchaur in Naxal, passing through Hattisar, Putalisadak, Bagbazar, Ratnapark, Jamal, Durbar Marg, Gauridhara, and returning to Naxal. The bank had called for public participation in the walkathon through social media. More than 697 individuals participated in the event, comprising 264 women and 433 men.