Vanishing Arable Land

The Kathmandu Valley hardly has any farmland left due to the expansion of concrete structures, and the same is the condition of major urban centres throughout the country. Unplanned urbanisation, on the one hand, has led to the development of concrete jungles; on the other, it has led to the depletion of fertile agricultural land. It has significantly reduced the availability of farmland. Haphazard construction and weak land-use policies have contributed to the conversion of fertile agricultural land into urban settlements. This trend has threatened food security, ecological balance and quality of life, leading to the degradation of the overall beauty of the cityscape.