Saving the Karnali, Nepal’s Last Free-Flowing River
KARNALI REGION, Nepal, December 21, 2025 (Nepali Times): An in-depth report warns that the Karnali, Nepal’s last great free-flowing Himalayan river, faces growing threats from proposed hydropower development despite sustaining vast ecosystems and livelihoods from Tibet to India. Flowing from near Manasarovar on the Tibetan Plateau to its confluence with the Ganga, the Karnali still follows natural seasonal rhythms that…










