Bagmati, one of the holiest river in Nepal is also one of the polluted river in Nepal. As being connected to many drain pipe this river has become polluted through these last 12 years. There has been little effort to clean this river but has not been effective till today. With this cleaning program the organizers believe that it will be very much effective and will help to clean the river in the days to come.

Bagmati cleaning campaign was launched on May 19 with the initiative of Advertising Association of Nepal (AAN), Film Artist Association of Nepal (FAAN) and Gayatri Pariwar Kathmandu. After the campaign gained huge publicity, several colleges, schools, NGOs, government organization also joined the effort.

The program is carried every Saturday as it is a public holiday and all the volunteers are welcomed in this program. The program starts at 7:30 am in the morning and is carried for three hour. The program has been supported by the government like Nepal Government, Nepal Police, Nepal Army, Kathmandu Metro politician. Also the INGOs like Lions International, Scouts are involved. Apart from that different actor and actress are involved so as to involve other public people as well. Apart from that different schools and students are involved in it. The participation from public company is also encouraging.  Apart from that tourist are also helping in this noble cause.

Till date 22 editions of cleaning program has been over and the program is running successfully and the outcome is also positive. Apart from cleaning, the organizing committee is requesting the factory owners to reduce their waste which goes into the river and they are also thinking of alternatives to manage the waste. Lets be positive and hope that Bagmati will be clean in the near future.