We don't have to go too far to see the ill effects of unplanned urban growth in our city. Just walk to the middle of any bridge and look down to the river below - the devastation stares right back to us.
I strongly believe that the state of human development of any society can be gauged by the state of its rivers. The sorry state of the rivers that run through the city of Kathmandu well and truly highlight the problems plaguing our city overall.
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| Construction debris below the bridge (2014) |
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Bride Construction over Bishnumati at Kalimati (2014)
(West Piers) |
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| Temple and Ghats north of the bridge under construction (2014) |
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| Looking at the river from the bridge at Paropkar (2014) |
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| More of the filth & sewer that the river has become (2014) |
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River dries out in winter months only sustained by sewer & untreated
industrial waste dumped directly on to the river bed
(2014) |
The retaining wall work to the North of this Kalimati-Teku bridge and just beyond the Paropkar bridge was well underway on January 4, 2017.
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Looking North from Paropkar Bridge
(Jan. 5, 2017) |
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Retaining wall construction
They aren't leaving any flood plains for the river
(Jan. 5, 2017) |
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