Introduction
Trishuli River runs
through the middle hills of Nepal entering from Tibet to reach The Ganges. It
cuts the Himalayan range in Rasuwa. Its named Chelung in Tibet, Bhotekshi in
Rasuwa, Trishuli in hills, Narayani in Chitawan and Gandak in India. It has 5000 to 25000 Cumec
water flow . The watershed area of this river resides 10 million people
including the towns named Pokhara,
Gorakha , Trishuli, Dhading beshi, Beshishahar etc. The banks of this river have
roads from the starting to the end. The river
is facing many human environmental deterioration.
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| Uttam Kadel , Coordinator of the campaign
Drives
a. Unplanned urbanization in the banks and watershed region of the river
b. Taxation of the natural resources from the river
c. Extraction of sand gravel and bolder from the river
d. Chemical use in the agricultural sector
e. Human and animal dead body dig
f. Wastage disposal in the river
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| Trishuli River in Early Winter |
Pressure
a.
Natural beauty
b.
Touristic value
c.
livelihood of the indigenous groups
d.
Biodiversity
e.
Social harmony and security
f.
Cultural and religious spots and events
g.
Local level decision making
h.
Law and order
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| The Trishuli River in Rainy days |
State
a.
Water ambiguity
b.
Biodiversity loss
c.
Tourism reduction
d.
Heavy equipment use in the water courses
e.
Cultural
valued spots affected and events affected
f.
Crimes and violence
Impact
a.
Erosion increasing/ river course change and deepen water level
b.
Road/ bridges life reduce
c.
Increasing the possibilities of huge flood/
natural disaster
d.
Indigenous peoples life endangered
e.
Biotic life disappear
Reaction:
a. Save Trishuli Campaign 1998
. b. Networking of the like mind groups
c. Awareness promotion activities within the river resides
d. Appeal/pressure creation to the authority
e e. Discussion with academia and legal actors
f f. Publication and participation
(Laxman Sharma)
General Secretary
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