Narayani River

Thanks to Samman J Thapa for his well-researched expos? of the Bhrikuti Pulp and Paper Mills in Gaidakot. That one picture of the pollution flowing into the once-pristine Narayani River tells us all there is to know. So what is the government doing? What is the warden of the Royal Chitwan National park doing? What is the King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation of which Crown Prince Paras is now the chairman doing? And last, but not least, what is Bhrikuti paper mills doing to stop destroying Nepal's most famous national park?

"JC",
by email

You people at Nepali Times must have realised the futility of doing your investigative stories on the environment by now. You have covered fuel adulteration, but by all accounts it become worse. You have covered the menace of rhino poaching, yet more rhinos were killed for their horns last year than ever before. You have tried to get the government moving on development. And now, you have drawn the attention of the authorities to the appalling pollution in the Naryani River. I guarantee that no one will do anything, just like with all your earlier reports. Where does the buck stop?

Surya J Shahi,
Australia