Campaigners bathe in ‘clean’ Bagmati
The Clean Bagmati Campaign is in its 48th week and during this period the Bagmati river and its surroundings have undergone a transformation that was hard to imagine for many of the Kathmandu denizens.
View ArticleMass clean-up campaign for Saarc summit
In an attempt to mobilise large number of people to tidy up the capital in the run-up to the Saarc summit, Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is all set to organise a mass cleaning campaign on June 5. The
View ArticleWith local groups' help, Nepal aims to clean its riverways
Rapid urbanisation and human encroachment– especially in the Kathmandu Valley– have left Nepal's rivers highly polluted. "I remember people bathing and washing clothes in Bagmati River as late as 1985
View ArticleValley house owners asked to build septic tanks
In view of the rampant pollution in the rivers of the Kathmandu Valley caused mainly by house owners and large commercial complexes releasing the sewage directly into the Bagmati and other river systems,
View ArticleNepal to generate energy from its holy river, Bagmati
The Nepal government is gearing up towards generating hydropower energy from Bagmati River, one of its most reverent and religiously significant river, officials said on Sunday. The decision was made
View Article31 agencies interested in Save Bagmati Campaign
The Bagmati river banks will soon witness greenery as a number of private and government entities have expressed interest to carry out plantation and maintenance work in the area. The High Power Committee
View Article7 more killed, flood situation in 13 districts grim
At least seven more persons were killed on Monday as flood situation remained grim affecting over 7 lakh people in 13 districts of the state. Six persons were killed in the worst hit Nalanda district
View ArticleHuman chain marks 100th week of Bagmati clean-up
Over one lakh people joined hands to form a human chain on Saturday to mark the 100th week of the Bagmati Cleaning Mega Campaign. Thousands of people began trickling in early in the morning to form the
View ArticleOver 100,000 people join river clean-up drive
Over 100,000 people representing almost all walks of life participated in a campaign organised to clean the Bagmati river in the Capital on Saturday. The participants also formed a 56 kilometre human
View Article50 villages flooded in Muzaffarpur
MUZAFFARPUR: Tirhut divisional commissioner Narmadeshwar Lal on Sunday asked officials concerned to keep a close watch on embankments in the region amid rise in water level in several rivers. The Bagmati
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