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'Pollution on Mount Everest can impact the health of local people'

Rubbish in Mount Everest region

Glaciers being the water source for local people in the Khumbu region, increasing pollution on Mount Everest has become a health concern. Tshering Sherpa, president of Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC), says for sustainable development in the Sagarmatha region, there should be a balance between income generation and protection of the environment.


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By Sewa Bhattarai

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Glaciers being the water source for local people in the Khumbu region, increasing pollution on Mount Everest has become a health concern. Tshering Sherpa, president of Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC), says for sustainable development in the Sagarmatha region, there should be a balance between income generation and protection of the environment.



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