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Sewa Bhattarai in Bhairawa
BIZ BRIEFS
NATION
BOOM TIME
The economic and industrial hub districts, Kapilvastu and Rupandehi, are rapidly urbanising. Go online to watch this short video to see how the LumbiniBhairawa corridor is fast developing luxury facilities and gearing up for arrival of more tourists with the completion of the Gautam Buddha International Airport. nepalitimes.com
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NATION
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Anil Chitrakar
NEPAL WHEREVER YOU ARE. .com
KATHMANDU
Sewa Bhattarai
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Sonia Awale
2500000
Total number of motor
2000000
1500000
1000000
579,131
747,838
886,745
1,
500000
0
2008/2009
2009/2010
2010/2011
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BIKE MANDU
Just a few motorcyles and scooters would not have been dangerous, but having 820,000 in an alreadypolluted Valley has poisoned Kathmandu's air. Motorcycles give off lethal carbon monoxide, ozone and other invisible poisonous gases. nepalitimes.com
rcycles in Nepal
2,189,099
2,405,957
1,835,028
031,880
011/2012
1,207,261
2012/2013
1,371,206
2013/2014
1,567,589
2014/2015
2015/2016
2016/2017
2017/2018
GETAWAY
OUR PICK
AIR QUALITY INDEX
FROM THE NEPALI PRESS 7
5 3 2
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Om Astha Rai
REBUILDING OURSELVES
HOMES FOR THE HOMELESS
The number of houses built by earthquake survivors has increased four-fold in just one year due to the July 2018 deadline, but watch this video to find out if these hurriedly-built homes meet basic living requirements. nepalitimes.com
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