Tag: #rivers
Articles tagged with #rivers
The river of life
Saving the Karnali, Nepal’s last free-flowing river, and the ecosystem and livelihoods it sustains
Where rivers are not the Phoenix
When rivers are angry, they surge back to life again
Hiding their head in the sand
Illegal sand mining on Chure rivers displaces farmers, decimates a fragile landscape
Kathmandu's ‘flash floods’ are 4 decades in the making
Aerial photograph of Kathmandu Valley, looking west over the floodplain in 1967. Photo: EARL WEBB/DOUG HALL PEACE CORPS COLLECTIONS Kathmandu…
Nepal needs to plan for plenty and scarcity of water
Photo: KUNDA DIXITClimate change, pollution, and lack of infrastructure restrict water access in Nepal. Madhav Belbase, retired Secretary of the…
Pokhara’s shrinking Phewa Lake
Pokhara on a clear autumn day. All photos: KRISHNA MANI BARALThe once pristine Phewa Lake that used to reflect the majestic Annapurnas and…
The Kosi’s sorrow, and scope
Exploring Nepal’s largest river during a destructive monsoon
Holy hike to the sacred Khaptad Plateau
All photos: BHARAT BANDHU THAPAWith the spread of the road network, and airfields coming back into operation, pilgrimage spots like Khaptad are…
How the Bagmati Civilisation is becoming uncivilised
Bagmati River in the 1950s.“As far as I know, there is no one conducting the ritual these days,” began Ganesh Maya Khadgi as she gazed out from…
India-Bangladesh border talks have lessons for Nepal
The dispute over the Farakka Barrage that India built near the Bangladesh border on the Ganges in 1975 was finally resolved through bilateral…
Nepal must keep water on its land
Our ancestors knew how to store monsoon runoff for year-round use, we must learn from them
Seti's gorgeous gorges
The West Seti Gorge on the traditional trade and pilgrimage route to Tibet is so scenic, it should be preserved as a World Heritage Site.…