28/10/2025
“So many visitors in Pokhara lately , so much life around Phewa Lake — but look closer.
The shores are covered in trash.
Who’s at fault? Honestly — all of us.
People throw garbage without a thought,
businesses along the lake turn a blind eye waiting for someone else to act, and authorities?
Nowhere to be seen.
The restaurants, boat operators, fun parks — they thrive on this lake’s beauty, so may be
Money isn’t the issue. Responsibility is, the sense of community is. How did we not understand the direct relationship between the cleanliness of the lake and businesses that depend on it ?
They built the ‘Pokhara – Nepal’s Tourism Capital’ monument, yet there’s not a single garbage bin in sight. No proper management of street food vendors.
The lake smells of sewage and food waste.
We’re watching this beautiful lake turn to this— together.
This isn’t just pollution, it’s negligence.
It takes all of us to destroy something this beautiful. But it can also take all of us to save it.
To the businesses, locals, influencers, and authorities —
WAKE UP before it's too late. If we continue this, it's not far we will be portrayed as a country with a lack of civic sense.
Let’s demand stricter rules, real enforcement, and visible action.
Pokhara deserves better. The lake deserves better.”
