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Fresh Juice, Toxic Air
"While people stop for a glass of juice to escape the heat of Bhairahawa, I spent 15 years of my life in this smoke, dust and toxic air."
I have been selling sugarcane juice in the gate of Gautam Buddha International Airport for around 15 years. While people are drinking fresh sugarcane juice,I am compelled to inhale
सडकमा फोहोर जलाउँदा प्रदूषण
"सडकमा फोहोर जलाउँदा हावा प्रदूषित भइरहेको छ र जनस्वास्थ्यमा असर परिरहेको छ।"
यो तस्वीरमा सडक किनारमा फोहोर जलाइएको देखिन्छ। प्लास्टिक तथा अन्य फोहोर जलाउँदा निस्किने धुवाँले वरपरको वातावरण प्रदूषित बनाइरहेको छ। दैनिक रूपमा त्यही बाटो प्रयोग गर्ने स्थानीय मा
Breathing Between Concrete
"Even in crowded cities, nature still finds small spaces to survive."
I captured this moment during a light rain in an urban space where vines and plants quietly covered the concrete surroundings. The city outside was loud, dusty, and rushed, but ins
Life on a scooter
"What it feels to ride behind the public vehicles of Kathmandu"
I have been riding a scooter for past four years. There are very rare days where i step outside without a mask. Public vehicles of Nepal , i guess 80 % of them are poorly maintaine
Cultural Pollution
"Contribution of ritual in air pollution"
Hindu cultural ritual has a great significance in our life. However, its a high time we should reduce the activities that has a direct relation to air pollution. Lighting oil lamps
Development Vs Pollution
"Airport expansion project!!"
The Tribhuvan International Airport expansion and upgradation project is a long-term, multi-phase master plan. While major and complex runway and taxiway works have been completed,
Silent Pollution
"Vehicle smoke is slowly harming the air we breathe every day."
This photo captures a normal day on a village road where people travel and work while pollution quietly spreads through vehicle smoke. Even small amounts of exhaust can affect huma
फोहोर जलाउँदा फैलिएको धुवाँ
"बाटोमै फोहोर जलाउँदा धुवाँ फैलिएको छ र हावा प्रदूषित भइरहेको छ"
बिहानको समयमा बाटो छेउमै कचडा र सुख्खा पात जलाउँदा धेरै धुवाँ फैलिएको देखियो। त्यही बाटो भएर मानिसहरू हिँडिरहेका थिए, बच्चाहरू खेलिरहेका थिए र साइकल चलाइरहेका थिए। यस्तो धुवाँले हा
One Fire, A Thousand Breaths
"One fire. Few minutes of smoke. But thousands of people breathing its consequences."
I took this photo of what many people would probably walk past without noticing: a small pile of waste being burned. At first, it looked like an ordinary scene, just smoke rising a
Initiatives For Safahawa
"Traditional Bull Trench Kilns To Zigzag Brick Firing Technologies"
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
Environmental Police Van
"Small Actions With Big Impacts"
I learned about the Environmental Police and their efforts to keep the city clean and healthy. From monitoring air pollution and illegal waste dumping to protecting roadside greene
घरको चुल्होको निस्किएको धुवा
"स्वच्छ हावा सबैको अधिकार हो तर भान्साको धुवाँ अझै धेरै घरको समस्या बनेको छ"
आज बिहान गाउँघरको भान्सामा दाउरा प्रयोग गरेर खाना पकाउँदै गर्दा धेरै धुवाँ निस्किरहेको थियो। त्यो धुवाँ घरभित्र र वरिपरि फैलिँदा सास फेर्न गाह्रो हुने अवस्था देखियो। विशेषगरी महिला
Midnight in the South Side
"A celebratory evening took a sharp turn as flames and thick, acrid smoke served as a grim reminder of how suddenly our air quality can be compromised."
It was supposed to be a standard rooftop sundowner in Jhamsikhel - good music, a late-night breeze, and the city lights. But by midnight, the view changed. We watched as a near
Roasted Life More Than Maize
"Roasting Maize Along With Her Lungs"
An old lady roasting maize on the side of the main road on a sloping roadside caught my attention. She is not just selling maize there; she is earning a living for herself and h
A short hike
"Away from chaos and pollution."
A short hike away from Kathmandu is all we need to refresh our mind and body. Kathmandu has become home to many people, the city has become crowded, noisy, and polluted. The increa
A Cleaner Road Ahead
"Less smoke. Less noise. More hope for the air we breathe."
I captured this photo of an electric bus carrying a simple but powerful message: “0% Smoke.” In cities where traffic pollution has become part of daily life, seeing public transpor
Air Pollution Crisis
"“Smoke in the sky, danger in every breath.”"
This picture shows the harmful effects of air pollution. Thick smoke from factories and vehicles mixes in the air and makes the environment dirty and unsafe. People living in pollu
Rotten straw
"Rotten straw that makes people sick"
Problems caused by rotten straw : Risk of Diseases, Respiratory Problems, Skin Allergies & Infections and Mental Stress & Foul Odor . We need to do
Slowly Dying While Breathing
"Getting Slowly Poisoned While Making a Living"
There are more stories on the streets than we know. This time, it is the story of a common man who is earning his bread and roti while getting poisoned on the streets of Lalitpur.
सफा हावा स्वस्थ जीवन
"धुवाँ कम गरौँ स्वच्छ हावा बचाऔँ"
आज म सडकमा धेरै सवारीसाधनको धुवाँ देख्दै थिएँ। यसले वातावरण र स्वास्थ्य दुवैलाई असर गरिरहेको छ। हामीले नियमित सवारी चेक, सार्वजनिक यातायात प्रयोग, र वृक्षारोपण गरेर प्रदूषण कम गर्न
सफा हावा स्वस्थ जीवन
"धुवाँ कम गरौँ स्वच्छ हावा बचाऔँ"
आज म सडकमा धेरै सवारीसाधनको धुवाँ देख्दै थिएँ। यसले वातावरण र स्वास्थ्य दुवैलाई असर गरिरहेको छ। हामीले नियमित सवारी चेक, सार्वजनिक यातायात प्रयोग, र वृक्षारोपण गरेर प्रदूषण कम गर्न
Unnoticed yet Impactful
"Sometimes the things that doesn't get our eyesight can have a meaningful impact we choose to ignore."
Inside the hotel premises, where we had our workshop about clean air and air pollution, I noticed that the chimney of the kitchen is placed in very strategic location. The gases li
Slogan approved, air reject
"Morning exercises at 105 AQI hit different, your muscles recovered, your lungs don't"
Two youth exercising under a slogan under it caught my attention near Butwal Bus Park. We teach youth that exercise is important, but we fail to teach them that fresh, clean air is
Healthy Breath, Happy Us
"Breathing Fresh Air in Kathmandu Feels Like a Daily Battle"
I come from western Nepal with clean air and fresh breezes. Living in Kathmandu is very different, I often breathe polluted air and miss my hometown. To escape city chaos, I som
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