Skip to content
#SafaHawa

Initiated by Impact447

← Back to Photo Stories

Traditional Bull Trench Kilns To Zigzag Brick Firing Technologies

Patan, Lalitpur, Kathmandu ValleyMay 2026

Initiatives For Safahawa

Sometimes, positive environmental changes happen quietly. Nepal's transition from traditional Bull Trench brick kilns to zigzag firing technology is helping improve air quality by reducing dust, smoke, and black carbon emissions.

The new technology uses less coal, produces better-quality bricks, and creates safer working conditions for laborers. While air pollution remains a major challenge, innovations like these show that economic development and environmental responsibility can go hand in hand.

Every step toward cleaner production is a step toward cleaner air for all of us.

Contributor

Zenny Shah

@zennishah555-ba4664a7

Badge

Community Air Protector

View public profile
##safeairinnewtech##improvedtechnology##safeenvironment##safelabour##safahawa

Continue browsing

Related memories

View all photo stories
BhairahawaJun 2026

इट्टाभट्टा र वायु प्रदूषण

"इट्टाभट्टीको चिम्नीबाट निस्कने धुवाँ हरियाली र बस्तीमाथि फैलिँदा वायु प्रदूषणको असर वातावरण, वनस्पति र जनस्वास्थ्यमा पर्ने चिन्ता बढेको छ।"

तस्वीरमा इट्टाभट्टीको अग्लो चिम्नीबाट निस्किरहेको धुवाँ वरपरका रुखबिरुवा र बस्तीमाथि फैलिएको देखिन्छ । हरियालीले भरिएको क्षेत्रमा सञ्चालन भइरहेका यस्ता उद्योगबाट उत्सर्जित धुवाँले

Nischal GyawaliFirst Breath
BhairahawaJun 2026

City In Between the Greens

"Only Planned urbanization can make our cities breathable."

The image taken from Nuwakot, Palpa, a viewpoint for watching the plain beauty of Butwal city and land around it shows that Butwal is surrounded by greenery. The city hasn’t lost i

Amit BhattaraiHaze Watcher
BhairahawaJun 2026

1,200 Voices for One Cause

"A cleaner city begins with people who care."

Growing up in Butwal, I have heard people complain about the hiking trails of Nuwakot countless of times. Remnants of plastic thrown by fellow hikers, scattered bottles of alcoh

Purnima PanthiClean Air Messenger