50 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
Bagmati
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ADB approves USD 80 mln loan to improve Kathmandu's sewerage
Asian Development Bank has approved a loan of USD 80 million to modernise and expand the sewage network and treatment facilities in the Kathmandu Valley home to 2.5 million people. "Better and broader
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ADB approves Rs. 6.89 b loan for water services in Kathmandu Valley
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved Rs. 6.89 billion ($80 million) loan to modernise and expand the wastewater network and treatment facilities in the populous Kathmandu Valley. “Better and
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Rs 4b programme to conserve Bagmati river
The High Powered Committee for Integrated Development of Bagmati Civilisation, a government body formed to implement the Bagmati Action Plan (BAP), has formulated a new programme targeted at preserving
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Bagmati clean-up campaign begins
In yet another bid to clean up the heavily polluted Bagmati river, various stakeholders have started a Bagmati River cleaning campaign. As a part of the campaign, a 21km river stretch, from Sundarijal
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Elite panel to scour out Bagmati pollutants
The government’s High Powered Committee for Integrated Development of the Bagmati Civilisation, with support from the Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s Office, has started a clean Bagmati campaign aimed
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ADB to provide US $ 50M to uplift face of Bagmati River
The Bagmati Civilisation Integrated Development Committee (BCIDC) has initiated a new programme to give new looks to the holy Bagmati River. According to the BCIDC, Asian Development Bank (ADB) is going
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River restoration is not just an ecological act
Despite decades of restoration efforts by a rich ensemble of state-development actors, cultural heritage votaries and rights activists, the Bagmati is nothing less than a sewage canal by the time it meets
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KMC to field 10,000 volunteers for ‘clean Kathmandu’ campaign
The metropolis is all set to boost public participation in keeping the city clean by introducing a campaign “Clean Kathmandu-Our Kathmandu.” The metropolitan city aims to deploy 10,000 volunteers everyday
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Nepal - Country overview
Renowned for its majestic Himalayas, Nepal is rich in its geographic, natural, and cultural diversity. Nepal has a population of 25 million, with approximately 85% of its population living in rural areas.
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Nepal - Key environmental issues
Nepal - An overview of key environmental issues.