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Nepal is the small country yet enriched with large geographical variation. Nepal has got large Himalayan range with the fragile mountain ecosystem and is the hub of flora and fauna. Being the religious country with majority of people following the hindu ,nepalese people belief in various tradition and norms passed through generations. Bagmati river itself have various religious belief and being adjacent to Pashupatinath temple follwers believe that taking bath in the river wash away all the sins.Its pathetic to say that bagmati river is the most polluted river in the capital city having the disposal of various waste from the individual household to many industries.The bagmati river as a mainstream of the various disposal from the other city joining it in various routes. Regarding this issue, Kathmandu metropolitan city has done various programs,but being failed.In the recent few months,bagmati cleaning campaign is gaining concern. Government itself is taking initiatives and is cleaning bagmati in every Saturday.Likewise various other NGO,youth led organization,volunteers are being involved in the cleaning campaign every week.To boost up this campaign,every week the people using cell phone from the kathmandu area got the message to participate in the campaign on previous day of program.After around 70 weeks of rigorous campaign to clean the Bagmati river, with mass participation of general public, security personnel and employees of government and private organisations, Bagmati has undergone a visible transformation. The dedication of everyone involved in the Clean Bagmati Campaign, those who volunteered to dirty their hands once every week to clean their local river system, has paid off well. The Bagmati today is free from pollutants, the water that flows in the river is much cleaner, so much so that one could bath in the river section of Pashupatinath Temple area. The water that flows upto Pashupatinath area is safe for taking bath, and it has been scientifically proven. In the last cleaning weeks, over 900 metric tones of wastes were removed from the Bagmati river and its banks, and the sewerage lines which were directly mixed into the river earlier are being managed. From the government side, physical infrastructure like sewerage, road and retaining walls are being constructed. The works are expected to complete in next two years. Its an exemplary and these sort of activities need to formulated to bring the changes.
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BhawanaLike Bagnati river , we have holy Ganga river in my home country India. Even Ganga is famous for it's ability to wash the sins of those who take bath in it but unfortunately that is also polluted. Indian Govt has started Clean India , Clean rivers mission which hopefully will clean Ganga and all other rivers too. Water sources should be maintained and not be polluted. Glad to know that Clean Bagmati campaign was successful.
Thanks for sharing .
Posted 05-03-2015 02:17
Nepal is a very beautiful country . it's famous city kathmandu . Tourism is the largest industry in Nepal, and the largest Source of revenue. Possessing 8 of the 10 highest mountains in the world, Nepal is a hotspot destination for mountaineers, rock climbers and people seeking adventures. The Hindu and Buddhist heritage of Nepal, and its cold weather are also strong attractions. :)
Posted 02-03-2015 16:51
@Bhawana - Thank you for sharing the this exemplary cleaning campaign in Bagmati River of Nepal. I had also participated in this campaign in September and yeah we can see the visible transformation in river. Together we have set an example. Cheers to all those volunteers and organizations for their continuous efforts :)
Posted 01-03-2015 23:45