
Plastic waste mars Bukipatan’s beauty as tourist influx grows
BAGLUNG: Rising tourist numbers at Bukipatan, a popular alpine meadow within Nepal’s only hunting reserve in Dhorpatan, are bringing an unintended consequence—growing piles of non-biodegradable waste that are threatening the area’s fragile ecosystem. Locals say indiscriminate disposal of plastic bottles, instant noodle wrappers, biscuit packets, beer bottles and other litter is gradually tarnishing the pristine […]