The water sheds of the Baghmati River and its tributaries are deteorating. The natural forest vegetation in the surrounding hills has been over exploited and dense forest has turned into scattered forest, shrub land and barren grassland. Consequently landslide/silt gullies and soils loss have increased tremendously in the degraded areas. It is unfortunate to say that our holy river Baghmati is being treated as dumping site for sewer disposal it is now become hard to say that our grandfather used the water from the same river for drinking purpose, today’s generation is not going to believe that also the river which are considered scares are now treated as accessible clumping sites especially in the urban areas. The boundaries of river bank are not defined and no landmarks exist to indicate boundaries except where Ghats’s shrines are constructed. The revering surrounding including historical and cultural assets and Ghats on the river banks are turning into ruins. Consequently river banks are encroached upon illegal settlers to single deep channel. Rivers are now heavily polluted and unfit for human use. Domesticated and industrial sewages repair centers spluttered animals disposed of solid wastage other banks of the river containing highly dangerous pathogens are discharged into the rivers.
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