Nepal's supreme court moves to protect Lumbini, a Buddhist sacred site and refuge for endangered cranes, from runaway industrialisation.
Nepal's supreme court moves to protect Lumbini, a Buddhist sacred site and refuge for endangered cranes, from runaway industrialisation.
हिति , in Nepāl Bhāṣā, is the word for a shared community water tap. Even in modern Newar cities, these ancient structures still pour out fresh mountain water piped through ancient underground filters and conduits. They are a place to wash, to talk, to drink, to meet the locals: a nourishing, refreshing social-ecological place.
