Government to Develop Bagmati Riverbanks into Green Open Spaces

Kathmandu. The government has decided to develop the areas cleared of informal settlements along the Bagmati and its tributaries into green open spaces (parks).

The process of preparing the necessary design and concept for the construction of parks and green areas in the vacant spaces of informal settlements cleared from the riverbanks of the Kathmandu Valley has moved forward, said Navraj Pyakurel, spokesperson and joint secretary of the Ministry of Urban Development.