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Bagmati - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (172 words) |
 | Bagmati is a holy river flowing from Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, although it is very polluted nowadays. |
| Bagmati flows out of the valley through the gorge of Chovar, on the south of the valley. |
| Friends of the Bagmati (FoB) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization established in the year 2000 by a group of people from different walks of life who have come together through their common concern and their wish to restore the environment of the Bagmati and other rivers of Nepal. |
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| The degradation of Bagmati river is the degradation of the civilization. |
| The pollution in Bagmati river is caused by several factors like throwing of garbage directly, encroachment of river banks, withdrawal of sand and the disposal of untreated wastewater. |
| As the various initiatives to control and prevent pollution in Bagmati have apparently failed to achieve the desired results, the residents of Kathmandu valley are compelled to witness what environmentalists have been saying as the slow death of Bagmati civilization. |
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