By PRATYUSH JHA & RAKESH KUMAR CHAUDHARY A version of this article was published in The Rising Nepal on 28 August 2025. River corridor roads have been essential in the urban development of the Kathmandu Valley over the past two decades. While conservationists and river experts criticize such roads for encroaching on the floodplains, they …. Read More
By RAKESH KUMAR CHAUDHARY & RAVI KUMAR MISHRA Published in The Rising Nepal, 10 June, 2025 Rivers are the backbone of human civilisation, a great water source without which today’s development wouldn’t be possible. The natural flow of water under gravity has made it possible to utilise it for multipurpose applications, such as power …. Read More
By RAKESH KUMAR CHAUDHARY & RAVI KUMAR MISHRA Published in The Rising Nepal, Aug 11, 2023 Flash floods in the valley have significantly increased in recent years. Certain areas of Kathmandu city, including Balkhu, Kuleshwar, Narephant, Balaju, Mulpani, and Samakhusi, experience flooding every monsoon. According to national media reports, roads such as Kapan-Tarkari Bazar, Kumaripati, …. Read More
By SAGAR DHAKAL & NARESH SUWAL Published in Water Science Policy, March 25, 2021 Water and data are crucial resources of the 21st century. These two resources are going to influence upcoming global politics significantly. Nepal shares river basins with its two mighty neighbours – India and China. India has the cheapest internet in the world and good …. Read More
By RAKESH KUMAR CHAUDHARY, RAVI KUMAR MISHRA Published in The Himalayan Times, Aug 27, 2021 Nepal is a mountainous country covered by rugged and fragile geological features and has faced many disasters.The increasing trend of average annual rainfall, concentrated storms (cloud burst) resulting in massive flood events, and many more other events such as landslide-triggered …. Read More
By PRATYUSH JHA & RAKESH KUMAR CHAUDHARY Published in The Himalayan Times, Jul 20, 2021 Development of road networks and bridges in Nepal started around 60 years ago. During the initial years, most of the major works were completed through the technical and financial assistance of donor countries. Later, the Department of Roads (DoR) and …. Read More
By RAKESH KUMAR CHAUDHARY & ISHWAR JOSHI Published in The Himalayan Times, Jul 06, 2021 Nepal, with 80 per cent of its area comprising fragile Himalayan mountains, has been facing a number of disasters of late. Around 6,000 rivers and rivulets drain from north to south of the country, and the country gets more than …. Read More