Bangkok,
Nov. 2, 2007 (ANTARA) - As a child in Katmandu, Nepal, Surendra
Shrestha was always able to see a white mountain from his home and it
took only 15 minutes to go anywhere in the city and just five minutes
to reach spots with views over green valleys.
"Now, Katmandu has changed. Trips in the city take at least two hours, and if we look north, we can no longer see the Himalayan. Their snow caps have disappeared and the rivers have become open sewerages," said Shrestha who is now Regional Director of UNEP (United Environment Program) for Asia and the Pacific, when he recalled his childhood recently.
"Now, Katmandu has changed. Trips in the city take at least two hours, and if we look north, we can no longer see the Himalayan. Their snow caps have disappeared and the rivers have become open sewerages," said Shrestha who is now Regional Director of UNEP (United Environment Program) for Asia and the Pacific, when he recalled his childhood recently.
