A river becomes a channel for cross-border pollution from Nepal to India

Published on February 10, 2026

The Sirsiya River, once central to daily life, agriculture, and religious rituals in southern Nepal, is now heavily polluted with industrial waste and sewage, rendering it a public health hazard.

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