11/03/2026
in Nepal isn’t new—it’s decades of lack of enforcement of policies, haphazard urbanization, and the failure of our development models. Kathmandu and other cities of Nepal consistently ranks among the world’s most polluted cities, claiming 26,000 premature deaths annually. Yet the crisis only worsens.
Under Article 30 of the Constitution of Nepal, every citizen has the fundamental right to live in a clean and healthy environment—a right that must be protected, not neglected.