Problem of Pollution in Kathmandu

Nepal has beautiful scenes of valleys, snow-capped mountains, lush green forests, holy temples, elegant huts, and wonderful smiles of Nepalese. Nepal also has disgusting scenes of pollution particularly in city areas. Dust and smoke in the winds, paper and plastic littering everywhere, over flown garbage containers, and spittle makes up the most of the city experience in Nepal. As vehicle emission is the main source of pollution, its level are highest during peak traffic hours and at place where traffic density is highest. The major hot spots for air pollution in Kathmandu are Sundhara, Singha Durbar, Kalimati, Ranipokhari, Lainchaur, Indra Chowk, Bir Hospital, Thamel, Asan, Ratna Park Putalisadak, Koteshor, Maharajgunj, Kalnki, Baneshor etc. Recently, when a Tourism agency conducted a survey among returning tourists and asked them to name one thing that had disturbed them most during their stay in Nepal, most of them invariably pointed to the air pollution in Kathmandu valley. Most cities in Nepal have air, water and noise pollution. Vehicle emission is a major source of air pollution in cities like Kathmandu. Recently Nepal Government has declared year 2011 is Tourism Year and planning to build up many structure. Hopefully situation will be better in future.