A dozen rafts took part in a rafting trip organised on the Bagmati river but the joy was reduced by the garbage and debris which had been washed off and accumulated on the shores after the monsoon rains.
The unusual scene was witnessed by passersby and residents on the edge of the river mostly the squatters as the rafts headed down towards Sundarighat of Kathmandu from Kupondole of Lalitpur.
The Nepal Association of Rafting Agencies (NARA) organized the rafting trip which covered a distance of about 5.5 kilometres as a part of the 22nd Bagmati River Festival celebration.
