“The Monks who Kept Buddhism Alive put Masks on to Stay Alive”
Monk in the Mask
The Monks came from different parts of the world to visit the birth place of Buddha are wearing masks while giving prayers to Buddha.
This image is clicked at Tilaurakot, the home of Buddha where he spent 29 years of his life as prince.
The monks were from Thailand and Vietnam came to visit the birth place of Buddha and know his life closely.
But during the visit Buddha's birthplace they have to cover their face with masks.
I didn't get a chance to directly interact with monks and know their views about air quality of Nepal, but this level of precaution while offering prayers clearly indicates that they were concerned of their health due to poor air quality. Lumbini's AQI often lies around 170 - 200 in summer season.
The industrial emissions, vehicles' emission, dust, agricultural burns and several other sources of pollutants make the air harmful for our health.
We have normalized this level of pollution and ignore precautions measures, nor we try to reduce air pollution.
But the foreigners didn't resist this quality and put masks on.
Lumbini as a historically and archeologically important place and UNESCO World Heritage Site, is one of important tourist destination of Nepal.
But the government's negligence to protect it, archeologically destroying the importance, like Acid Rain is erasing Ashoka Piller.
Monks and other people come to Lumbini, or the birth place of Buddha, seeking peace.
Unfortunately, they exposed to poor air quality which destroy their peace.
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विकास कि फोहोर ?
"सडकको छेउमै यसरी थुप्रिएको फोहोर केवल दुर्गन्धको समस्या मात्र होइन, यो वातावरण, जनस्वास्थ्य र भविष्यप्रतिको ठूलो चुनौती हो ।"
"यो कुनै पहाड होइन, फोहोरको थुप्रो हो।" सडक छेउमै यति ठूलो परिमाणमा थुपारिएको फोहोरले वातावरण मात्र होइन, स्थानीय बासिन्दाको स्वास्थ्यमा पनि प्रत्यक्ष असर पार्ने जोखिम बढाएको छ।
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"नागरिकको स्वास्थ्यबारे कहिले गम्भीर हुने सरकार?"
माथि देखिएका दुवै तस्बिर पाल्पा जिल्ला जाने क्रममा लिएको तस्बिर हो। दुवै तस्बिरको समानान्तर भनेको भत्किएको पक्की सडक हो। यद्यपि एक तस्बिरमा भने भतिएको सडकमा पानी हालिएको छ। दोस्रोम
