Valley authority’s move to plant saplings on narrow footpaths draws flak

Development authority aims to ‘beautify’ the city by planting saplings on footpaths. Pedestrians and urban planners say that doesn’t make sense.

Dhurba KC, who goes on a morning walk regularly, has had to negotiate a particularly inconvenient footpath section for the past one week. An array of tree saplings have emerged along the footpath leading to Dhobikhola bridge near Hanumansthan, Kathmandu, bothering pedestrians.