Kathmandu Metropolitan City Begins Work to Solve Maitighar Flooding
Summary
Kathmandu Metropolitan City has begun work to clean and expand the drainage system to address severe flooding in Maitighar caused by unplanned urbanization and drainage bottlenecks.
Key Points
- Kathmandu Metropolitan City has started cleaning and opening the drain from Maitighar towards the Army Headquarters to tackle flooding.
- A study identified technical errors, unplanned urbanization, and structural encroachment as causes of Maitighar flooding.
- The natural reservoir at Maitighar was destroyed due to multi-story building construction, reducing water absorption.
- Drain capacity imbalance, with a narrowing pipe creating a bottleneck, significantly contributes to flooding, prompting expansion efforts.
