Kathmandu : Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has dredged the rivers and streams in a bid to minimise the river-based disasters. Total of 2,000 tippers of mud and deposit were scooped out from the riverbeds.
According to the Environment Management Department at KMC Office, the river dredging was carried out to reduce the disaster risk during the monsoon. Department Chief Sarita Rai said the removal of sand and mud was underway in Bishnumati, Manohara, Tukuchha and other rivers. The deposits dredged from these streams were managed at Chobhar and Kirtipur.
The accumulation of mud in riverbed increases the risk for disaster. This year, monsoon arrived earlier than the usual date and rainfall above average has been forecast, suggesting an increased water-induced risk, Rai said.
