Plastic waste polluting Narayani river, says study

Following plastics that accounted for 42.5 percent of all trash, textile waste made up 17.14 percent, glass 12.62 percent, biodegradable waste 7.89 percent, medical waste 4.69 percent and paper 4.02 percent.

A recent study has found that plastic waste is the most prevalent form of pollution along the Narayani river, especially in the Bharatpur Metropolitan area from Devghat to Golaghat. The analysis was conducted by a youth-led organisation named Better Chitwan. The report was released on Sunday.