Hiding their head in the sand
Illegal sand mining on Chure rivers displaces farmers, decimates a fragile landscape
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Nepal struggles to balance nature and industry
Nepal’s economic planners are proud of the fact that Nepal is now self-sufficient in cement. Indeed, domestic production has expanded greatly to...
“Business, bureaucracy and politicians all plundering the Chure”
On 10 January, 24-year-old Dilip Mahato was killed for opposing the ‘Crusher’ industry in Dhanusha that was illegally mining sand from a...
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