Bagmati Clean Up Drive at 81st week

The confluence of Bishnupati and Bagmati, infront of Pachali observed the 81st Mega Bagmati Clean Up campaign where enthusiastic, torrential volunteers picked up of scattered rugs, plastics  and other superflous  stuff. The campaign at this day, was a convergence of high level government officials, municipalities, social workers, non governmental organisations, Nepal Police, media personnel, academicians, bureaucrats, students and local communities. Around 51 tonnes of scrap was collected  today and the scrap was primarily composed of plastics, rags, glass, papers, jars, old shoes and more.

Youth Posing with National Flag During the Campaign

Volunteers assembling scrap during the campaign

The BCC possess  sibling clean up drives  in Bishnumati and  Dhobikhola. The parallel campaign observed at  Bishnupati Bridge at Balaju collected more than 10 tonnes of scraps today morning.

Courtesy: Bishumati Clean Up Campaign

As concluding remarks to today's campaign, the crusader Right Honorable Chief Secretary of Nepal, Mr. Lilamani Poudel, remarked that the river clean up drive should target to motivate all the city dwellers to segregate wastes at its source from household level. He followed that the beautification of Kathmandu city observed for SAARC should be maintained. He asserted that we, the people have paid the charge to maintain the cost  and it is our concern to preserve it.

Bagmati Clean Up Campaign 80th Week

The Bagmati Clean Up swing was observed at its 80th week at Teku Dovan, Kathmandu in active participation of over 1000 volunteers and a number of governmental and  Non-governmental organisations. Jivan Bigyan, Krisai Bikas Bank, Manav Dharma, Mahanagariya Prahari Prabhag, Lions Club of Gulmi, Bagmati Sarokar, Nepal Research and Development Center, Chaudhary Group, Prakriti Samrakchhan Aviyan Kirtipur, Nepal Arunodaya school, Samaya Sandarva, Radio Mirmire, The art of living, oral dental clinic,Jestha Nagarik Samaaj Sankhuwasabha, Prabidhi Bikas Tatha Rin Sahakari Sanstha, Sangam Sweets and many more.

Cheering up the volunteers

Gum-boots for the volunteers

Determination for The clean Up Campaign from School Level

According to Narayan Prasad Regmi, of High Powered Committee for Integrated Development of Bagmati Civilisation, 32 tonnes of Solid wastes was collected from the River bank.The collected wastes mainly comprised of abandoned household materials like plastics, glass, rags, confectionery wrappers, food wrappers, old shoes, slippers and so on.

Typical Composition of the waste

The Teku corridor along the Bagmati river bank with many Hindu and Buddhist Shrines and Ghats. The architecture ranging from lichhavi eras to shah dynasty can be seen here. The peoples life is associated with he cultural heritages. Generally, people visit temples during morning hours so peole were found offering their holy prayers to goddess.

Lady worshiping at the fine Saturday Morning

Monuments seen  from the Kalopool of Teku

The faith  attached with the shrines

Fresh Saturday Morning Offerings to Lord Shiva

Every historical inscriptions have ritual value

The collected wastes were transferred to Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office waste collection vehicle.

Manual Transfer of collected waste to collector vehicle of KMC

Transfer of Collected wastes

Kathmandu Metropolitan city office

The Pride: Volunteers from Jivan Bigyan Posing for photographs

Construction of sewage diversion channels in front of Kalopool

Chairman of the World Tour Campaign Nepal Navaraj Bhattarai and general secretary Narayan Prasad Bhatarai have set on a journey for world tour with a slogan ‘Press Freedom and Positive Journalism’ beginning from Kakadbhitta of Nepal through Sikkim, India. They  aim to introduce Nepal to the world through the tour.Their visit to the campaign added vigour.

Journalists Navaraj Bhattarai and Narayan Prasad Bhattarai at BCC event

The Bagmati clean Up Campaign  at 79th week

The Bagmati Cleaning movement was observed at Bagmati river stretch beside UN Park, Kupandole at 7 am at Saturday morning. The campaign was accomplished in active involvement of Armed Police Force, Shuvatara School, Sangam Sweets,  Chaudhary Group, Bhakti Darsan channel, KMC College, Nepal River Conservation Trust, Global Peace Foundation, Nepal Hastakala, Tilganga Mahila Samuha, Mountain Television, Radio Mirmire Online and many others. More than 50 organisations and  200 individuals registered for the campaign.

Welcome Speech for 79th BCC Campaign at Lalitpur

Remarkable presence of Armed Police Force of Nepal for the Campaign

Getting ready for intervention

Volunteers from Chaudhary group posing for photograph

Volunteers passing collected solid wastes from one hand to the other

The campaigners were  divided into four groups and collected scattered plastics, decaying organic materials from the river bed.  A group of Police force were observed to clear the macrophytes from the river bank .

Thanks to the volunteers for they collected the wastes without caring the open sewage drain beside the cleaning spot.

Open Toilet outlet to the river beside cleaning spot( Sewage Fungi Clearly Visible)

Volunteers form Dhapasi JCI working hand to hand to collect the abandoned wastes

A group of the campaigners working above the Thapathali bridge to clean the river encroached by the slums.

Manual collection of Scattered wastes

Bagmati river and Shrines

Bagmati river is the major river system of Kathmandu valley. It hosts renown Hindu shrines at its bank. The Gokarneshwor temple, Pasupatinath, Pachali Bhairab, Ganeshthan and many more. The Pashupati Nath temple is enlisted in UNESCO world heritage for its astonishing architectural and cultural beauty in 1979 A.D.

The Gokarneshwor Temple

The Pashupati Nath Temple

Guheshwori Temple Area

Chaityas at Guheswori

The Pashupati Nath Temple, also known as the “lord of all living beings” is situated at the river banks. The oldest evidence of the origin of Pashupatinath is 477 A.D however experts argue that the temple originated thousand years earlier than the date. The Pashupatinath temple covers an area of 264 hectares in the core valley region consisting of 492 shrines and over thousand shivlinghs. The two-level roofs of the temple are decorated with gold while the four main doors are adorned with silver. It is believed that taking holy bath in the river releases from the cycle of rebirth. Every year thousands of pilgrimage comes to visit this temple. The most important festival observed here are Mahashivaratri,  Ekadashi, Balachaturdashiand many more. The Shivaratri is observed as the birthday of lord Shiva.
The area consiste of Pagoda temples, shrines, statues, phallic sign of Lord Shiva, called Shiva Linga, Litchhavi inscriptions, large holy bull, Dharmasila, Ghats, Gorakhnath, Vishyarup and Guheswori temples.  Katmandu’s funerals Ghat (a special place for cremation for Hindus), where the dead bodies of Hindus and Buddhist are burnt and the ashes scattered into the holy river.

The area is managed by Pasupati Area Development Trust (PADP).

Bagmati Clean Up Campaign was observed at its 78th week  at UN Park, Kupondole Bridge in Lalitpur on Saturday.

Date: 22/7/2071

Time:7:30 am

Place -UN park below Bagmati Bridge ,Thapathali chowk

Photo Courtesy: e-Kantipur