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This is the second story in a three-part miniseries on Nepal’s development plans around protected areas. Read Part One and Part Two. KATHMANDU Nepal’s government has proposed zoning of protected areas, where human activities have long been highly restricted, to accommodate “adventure tourism” activities such as canyoning, mountain biking and motorboating. The sweeping changes […]
KATHMANDU The Bagmati River, coursing through Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, has transformed into a sewer canal in recent decades, with untreated raw sewage discharged into its waters. Officials are now drafting plans to rejuvenate the sacred river, which also passes through the revered Pashupatinath Temple, by building a dam 95-meters (311 feet) tall to collect […]