Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Water Resources 2333-4819 5 2 2017 2 27 Raise the Compulsion Theory of Sustainability in Rural Drinking Water Supply System 24 28 EN Lila Prasad Limbu Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus, Exihibution Road, Kathmandu, Nepal AJWR2017521 10.12691/ajwr-5-2-1 2016 11 23 2017 1 18 2017 2 25 This study was conducted with objective of comparing the basic standard of sustainability between British Gurkha pipeline rural drinking water supply system and the Nepalese government pipeline rural drinking water supply system for reconstructing the sustainable rural drinking water supply system for rural area. So, the research article the compulsion theory of sustainability in rural drinking water project explores the causes of sustainability of rural Gurkha Welfare pipeline drinking water supply system and Weakness of Nepalese government rural pipeline drinking water supply system in Basantatar Village Development Committee in Dhankuta district. The study is mainly based on primary and secondary data which were collected by using field survey, discussion, focus group discussion, and observation methods with help of structured questionnaires and check-list. Finally, it concludes that compulsion is major element for sustainability for the rural pipeline drinking water project.