The Valley Chokes
From HIMAL, Volume 0, Issue 0 (May 1987) Pollution in Kathmandu Reported by Praksash Khanal and Anil Chitrakar and written by Kanak Mani Dixit Except perhaps some centuries ago, when town planners under the Mallas still had their say, the three urban centres of Kathmandu Valley have always been dirty. Stagnant sewers, mounds of solid …