Bhagawatimai Rural Municipality in Dailekh has effectively resurrected various neglected drinking water projects, restoring potable water to many villages. 

The village's water supply system has been in disarray, with damaged pipes and overgrown tanks. Even locals who had installed water taps at home, had seen them run dry for six years due to mismanagement. While locals were looking for a new project, they soon recognized that current systems might be restored with proper care.

The Gauthali Water Supply and Sanitation Project, which was originally developed by Nepal Water for Health before Nepal's federal transition in 2015, had been broken for several years.

In the fiscal year 2024/25, the Rural Municipality renovated it, benefiting 112 homes in Pagnath, Pokharidanda, and Halasimtol. The project presently includes 100 taps and additional water sources, and it also supplies Pagnath Health Post and Jwala Basic School.

Similarly, the water supply system in Lamatada (Ward 7), was renovated, bringing services to 20 more families and installing 18 new taps. Other settlements, such as Bestada, Kholgadi, and Mulaka, have regained low-cost access to drinking water.

Bhagawatimai has given repair of existing projects precedence over the start of expensive new ones, with assistance from the Sustainable Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene Project, a Nepal-Finland collaboration.

Sustainability is ensured by a finance strategy that incorporates contributions from the project budget, the municipality, and customers. The goal of capacity-building initiatives and consumer committee strengthening is to sustain water projects effectively throughout time.