Birgunj locals march to Kathmandu to highlight Sirsiya River pollution

Factories along Parsa-Bara corridor release untreated wastewater into the river.

Sirsiya River that flows through Birgunj, a major business and industrial hub in Parsa district of Madhesh Province, has become highly polluted due to the toxic industrial waste generated by several factories on the Parsa-Bara Industrial Corridor. The factories release untreated waste into the river, locals say, resulting in the river turning into an open sewer.