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| Kathmandu, Thursday June 05, 2003 Jestha 22, 2060. |
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Another
side
It seems Suruchita
Shrestha is unaware of another side of the story: the villagers living in the downstream
area like Chovar and squatters who have made the Bagmati banks their home, are beginning
to suffer due to continuing destruction of the Bagmati ecosystem (June 3, 2003, Human
Waste). The culprits are no other than the denizens of the capital city, and most of them
are quite rich. The government has spent a lot of money on the development of the city and
the drains over the years, but has it ever spent on the development of the river system?
And more than human faeces, the continuing dumping of hazardous solid waste along the
banks is causing another serious problem: contamination of ground water aquifers. Take
some time off, walk along the banks and you will see it all.
Surendra
Phuyal,
Environmental Reporter,
The Kathmandu Post |
