Seven wetlands named before noted conservationists' names

Different seven ponds of Lumbini area – the birthplace of Gautam Buddha – were named on the occasion of the World Wetland Day.

Vice-chairperson of Lumbini Development Trust, monk Metteya shared that the wetlands were named before the names of noted nature conservationists. Shedding light on the tripartite relationships among water, wetland and life, he said the seven wetlands were named in the memory of prominent conservationists of Nepal.