Bagmati

Bagmati, the largest of the Himalayan kingdom’s rivers and dubbed as the Ganges of Nepal is our most sacred river . The river’s sorry state has received much publicity and despite the interest and involvement shown by various bodies, organizations and projects to revive the once pristine river, none can foretell when we will actually see a clean Bagmati again. It comes from Himalayas and goes to hind sea.

For the last three months one such effort in generating awareness about the Bagmati’s plight “The 4th Bagmati River Festival” has been put forward by the Nepal River Conservation Trust (NRCT). NRCT is a non profit organization that was established by a group of concerned river guides who were alarmed by the ecological, social as well as cultural damage that is wreaking havoc on Nepal’s rivers. NRCT has worked towards developing an environmentally responsible river tourism industry in Nepal. How do they do this? By hosting the Annual River Festival and the Bagmati River Festival, besides running a number of conservation projects.