Water was released from Dhap Dam to increase the flow of Bagmati River, consumers will not be affected
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- Fri, 13 February 2026
Kathmandu. Aiming at this year's Mahashivratri festival, water has been released from the Dhapdyam to increase the flow of water in the Bagmati river. With the aim of helping the devotees to bathe and enhance the beauty of the river, water has been released from the Dhapdyam.
The Bagmati Improvement Project under the empowered Bagmati Civilization Integrated Development Committee said that on the day of Mahashivratri, water was released to increase the flow of water in the Pashupatinath temple complex due to the large number of devotees.
The project informed that water has been gradually released from the dam since this afternoon to increase the flow of water. The project has been coordinated so that water flows continuously in the river throughout the festival period. Project Deputy Director and Information Officer Uddhav Nepal informed that the water of Dhapdyam has started to be released into the river from today targeting Mahashivratri.
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