The Narayani River Conference held in Gaindakot of Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta Purba) concluded on Tuesday by issuing a 12-point declaration paper.
The declaration paper includes the issues of the cleanliness of rivers, conservation, and sustainability.
Likewise, the declaration paper has stressed ecosystem-based activities for the conservation of aquatic creatures and watershed areas.
Homnath Subedi, one of the organizing committee members, said the conference has emphasized the cleanliness of the rivers, the operation of conservation-centric activities, and the control of industrial pollution.
Around two dozen working papers were presented at the two-day-long conference.
The speakers at the conference said that the conservation of the Narayani River is vital as its watershed area impacts around 1.1 million population and 468,000 hectares of land in different districts including Chitwan, Nawalparasi, and Makawanpur.
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