UNESCO has expressed its concern over the ongoing construction of the first electric crematorium on the banks of Bagmati river on the premises of Pashupatinath Temple, the fifth century Hindu shrine, aimed at reducing pollution in the surrounding area.
The United Nations body that looks after cultural affairs, UNESCO has expressed concern over the construction of the huge chimney of the crematorium by the Pashupati Area Development Project (PADT), which it says would overlook the pagoda style historic temple.
Pashupatinath Temple, situated in the eastern Kathmandu is a UNESCO World Heritage Cultural site, which attracts hundreds of thousands of devotees from Nepal and India annually.