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In Kathmandu, a struggle for water amid worsening floods

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Mongabay (India)

Publication Date
2022-01-17

Stuffed garbage bags float gently down the Bisnumati River in the western part of Kathmandu. The river, sacred to Nepal’s Hindu and Buddhist populations, is one of the main waterways running through the Kathmandu Valley. Brownish water empties from pipes directly into the river: unfiltered sewage from households and factories.

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https://news.mongabay.com/2022/01/in-kathmandu-a-struggle-for-water-amid-worsening-floods/