It’s Tihar, and it’s time to talk about light pollution in Nepal

Whereas people enjoy Tihar as the festival of lights, by illuminating their houses and localities in such a way that is never seen other times, Manisha Sharma, a resident of Pokhara, has a peculiar problem about excessive and unplanned use of lights. As a person whose eyes are very sensitive to light and dust, she always has too much trouble with excessive lighting.

A few months ago, there was construction work going on near her home. They had installed extremely bright lights there for security reasons. “As the light was nearby my room, it obviously entered my place, and I couldn’t sleep that whole night. The light was so bright that it hurt my eyes. It caused a headache”