Road fumes and construction dust driving Nepal’s air quality decline

Studies show polluted air is shortening Nepali lives by almost five years.

A few days ago, a 65-year-old woman from Gwarko, Lalitpur, where a flyover is under construction, was rushed to a private clinic as she complained of shortness of breath and dizziness. Doctors found her oxygen level had dropped to 40, a critical stage in which a patient needs supplemental oxygen via a tube and mask.