Pollution - The Polluted Environment and The Polluted System.

We can talk the whole day about the issues that we are facing but the very first thing that you will notice while stepping in Kathmandu is the pollution which is killing the capital. The valley which once looked so beautiful that the great Prithivi Narayan Shah could not leave even after numerous defeats is now one of the most polluted cities in the whole world. Many of us want others to remember our country as the ‘birthplace of Lord Buddha’, or a country having world’s highest peak but in truth we are known  as the country with one of the worst polluted cities. Kathmandu, which is known as the city of temples is now covered by big buildings. Even the houses look like commercial buildings. 

Well, if you  are an adventurer, you do not have to trek to the big mountains for the adventure, just travelling inside Kathmandu is thrilling- the crazy roads, the dusty wind, the noisy sound, and a challenging traffic, how wild is it? Everyone knows that it is a burning issue of our country. You know it is really serious when it is hard to breathe and difficult to get clean drinking water. The air is crazy polluted out there and the taps are out of water. It does not end here, the problem is slowly growing all over the country. 

The pollution is going crazy day by day, government and people, everyone looks interested in this issue but neither of us are really trying to solve it, are we? Maybe everyone is doing their job as well but they are not trying to improve it. Government might be spending a lot of money to control the pollution of Nepal, but we have not seen any kind of improvement, have we? One of the major reasons behind the pollution might be the development of infrastructure, urbanization and likewise but that is not the excuse. We are at a very low level of development. Many other developed countries are far more advanced it infrastructure and development and the environment is beautiful over there. So, there is no doubt that not only in the environment but there is also pollution in the system of our country. The pollution is out of control and not only government but we citizens are not even trying as well. Only bringing up this issue in social media will not burn out this issue, we all need to work on it. Everyone from their own level, starting from themselves. All we do is blame the government, but instead if we work on it, we might improve it.

Now, with just over 5 months left for Visit Nepal 2020 to arrive, this is serious. Everyone is promoting a lot for this tourism year. That’s good but with this kind of polluted environment, i believe we will be demoting the tourist arrival if it continues. This has been one of the serious issue of Nepal. Well, it already was but not only the government  even we citizens do not care about it except to bring up in social media. Now, it is really the time to play the game and try to win it.