Nepal's holy Bagmati River choked with black sewage, trash
The Bagmati River approaches Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Tainted by garbage and raw sewage that is dumped directly into the waterway, Nepal’s holiest river has deteriorated so greatly that today it is also the country’s most polluted, dramatically altering how the city of about 3 million interacts with the Bagmati on daily, cultural and spiritual levels. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA
Associated Press
KATHMANDU, Nepal — High on a mountain in the Himalayas, pristine drops fall from the mouth of a tiger statue installed at a stream thought to form the headwaters of the Bagmati River, long revered as having the power to purify souls. From there it wends its way downhill past verdant forests and merges with other waterways, irrigating fields of rice, vegetables and other crops that are a livelihood for many Nepalese...
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