KATHMANDU, Nepal — High on a mountain in the Himalayas, pristine drops fall from the mouth of a tiger statue installed at a stream thought to form the headwaters of the Bagmati River, long ...

The polluted Bagmati River flows to an exit point from Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Tainted by garbage and raw sewage that is dumped directly into the waterway, Nepal’s holiest ...

The polluted Bagmati River flows to an exit point from Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Tainted by garbage and raw sewage that is dumped directly into the waterway, Nepal’s holiest ...