The 99th Bagmati Clean Up Campaign was observed at Sundarighat, Kirtipur. The campaign was accomplished in active involvement of over 800 volunteers and 45 metric tonnes of solid scarps was collected at the event.
Women picking scarps at 99th Clean Up Campaign |
Sundarighat lies after the confluence of Balkhu river in Bgmati river. The station is also known as local dumping site of Kirtipur and local waste from Kirtipur area was dumped in the area. After few regular weeks of the campaign in the place, the river bosom at this stretch is visually clean, with no scarps and rotten rags around. This has made the river reach aesthetically better.
a) Before the campaign b) After the campaign Sundarighat |
The 99th BCCampaign was accomplished in active involvement of Scholars, bureaucrats, Civil servants, Civil Society, Students and motivated individuals. Some organisations have prepared flex printed charts with which volunyteers visit regularly. The banners hunged on nearby walls.
Banners of participating organisatons |
Scholars and bureaucrats could be seen in the place. Humphrey Fellows were seen posing for photographs with their banners. The Humphrey Fellowship is provided by United States Education Foundation.
Members of Nepal Association of Humphrey Fellows at Bagmati Clean Up Campaign |
Volunters from Radhaswati Satsang Byas supplemented the campaign offering Tea and Biscuits to participants in the campaign. Around 800 cups of tea was offered. The organisation has been feeding the volunteers since few weeks on a regular basis. Volunteers sipped tea and biscuits after the campaign.
Volunteers from Radhaswati satsang Byas Nepal preparing for snacks for volunteers in Bagmati Clean Up Campaign |
Alike in previous campaigns, volunteers from Mahendra Narayan Nidhi Memorial Hospital were present for medical Support. They help volunteers with minor cuts and bruises and if in case of major bruise, they carry then to hospial for further treatment.
The medical team at 99th Bagmati Clean Up Camapaign |
Jeevan Vigyan is one of the founder organisations of the campaign. The organisation has important role to help Bagmati Clean Up Camapign come to this day. The 99th Bagmati Clean Up Campaign was also watered by the organisation. Volunteers refreshed thirsty participants by offering water.
Volunteers from Jeevan Bigyan offering water to campaigners at Bagmati Clean Up Camapign |
Volunteers from Jeevan Bigyan offering water at 99th Bagmati Clean Up Campaign( Photo Source: Nirmala KC) |
The 99th Bagmati Clean Up Campaign |
The Bagmati Clean Up Campaign has gone on a long way through and the 100th episode is celebration for all those people who want to save the degrading Bagmati River. For the 100th episode, it is estimated that 80,000 participants will be mobilized from headwaters to downstream. The river section has been divided into 7 stretches from Sundarijal to Chovar. Coordinators have been selected for each section. Volunteers can go to any convenient river reach for helping clean the degraded river.
The river sections and respective coordinators as shown by HPCIDBC are shown below:
The river sections and respective coordinators as shown by HPCIDBC are shown below:
Stretch | Coordinator |
Sundarijal to Gokarna | Ramesh Simkhada and Janardan Khadka |
Gokarna- Jambodada | Shree Narayan Gopal Malego |
Jambodanda Tilganga-
Stretch
|
Narayan Prasad Regmi |
Tilganga- Manohara Dovan Stretch | Shantiram Subedi and Lilamani Poudel |
Manohara Dovan | Yet to be confirmed |
Thapathali- Balkhu | Yet to be confirmed |
Balkhu Chovar strech | Yet to be confirmed |
Hoping seeing you all at the campaign
Jay Bagmati
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