Environment And Health Impact For Brick Kilns In Kathmandu Valley

Abstract In Kathmandu Valley among the other environment pollutions air pollution is one of them. Valley is vulnerable due to its topography which restricts the wind movement and allows pollutants to remain within the valley and the anthropocentric reasons. Brick kilns are the major source of air pollution along with other sources. These are not only deteriorating air quality and it is also degrading the health of the people living near the kilns. This research is base on both primary and secondary data sources to know about brick kilns pollution impacts on human health and environment around brick kilns zones and to find out for minimize the air pollution do brick kilns adopt new technologies. For this research primary data were collected from Nalin Chock of Bhaktapur district because many brick kilns were situated there and secondary data sources were provided the information about brick kilns production of different toxic pollutant components for air pollution and human hazards. Respondents of this research have shared that they are suffering with diseases like respiratory nasal cognition burning of eyes and loss of visibility which accelerated many accidents on that particular area due to brick kilns. However positive outcome of this study is that recently government has decided to ban Bulls Trench brick kilns in Kathmandu as a result entrepreneurs are searching for environment friendly and cost effective alternative technologies which will help us to built pollution free city.