KATHMANDU, Feb 26: Water from the Melamchi River in Sindhupalchowk has been released into the Bagmati River in light of the Shivaratri festival.
According to the Melamchi Water Supply Development Board’s Executive Director Ratna Lamichhane, the water release aims to provide convenience for devotees wishing to take a ritual bath and to enhance the beauty of the river during the festival.
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Approximately 1,000 liters of water per second is being released for this purpose.
At regular time, 600 liters of water per second is released into the river. On a daily basis, 230 million liters of water is brought from Melamchi, with 200 million liters supplied to consumers, and the remaining 30 million liters left in the river.
As a result of this, the river now looks relatively clean. The additional release of water is set to continue till 8:00 am on Thursday.
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