IN PICS: Kathmandu Valley looks gloomy as thick smog blankets the sky

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Ratopati March 30, 2022
IN PICS: Kathmandu Valley looks gloomy as thick smog blankets the sky

KATHMANDU, March 30: Kathmandu Valley witnessed thick fog in the sky on Wednesday. 

The weather is gloomy and the visibility has plunged.

Recently, the 2021 IQAir World Air Quality Report of Switzerland-based IQAir, an air quality technology company, ranked Kathmandu in the top ten most polluted capital cities in the world. 

Likewise, Nepal has been ranked as the 10th most polluted country in the world.

Here are some pictures taken across the Valley by Ratopati photojournalist: 

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