Dhobi Khola Explained

Dhobi Khola
Pushpin Map:Nepal Bagmati Province
Pushpin Map Caption:Mouth of Dhobi Khola River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Nepal
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Bagmati Province
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Kathmandu District
Source1:Muhanpokhari
Source1 Location:Nagarkot
Source1 Coordinates:27.7048°N 85.4825°W
Source2:Dhobidhunga
Source2 Location:Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park
Mouth:Bagmati River
Mouth Location:Bijuli Bazar, Kathmandu

The Dhobi Khola (; sometimes known as Rudramati) is a tributary of the Bagmati River which is almost entirely in Kathmandu District of Nepal. The river originates in Shivapuri Hill and Muhanpokhari, north of Kathmandu Valley, and is mostly fed by springs and rainfall. The Dhobi Khola's mouth is located at Bijuli Bazar (sometimes called Buddhanagar) where it merges with the Bagmati River.

Dhobi Khola's banks have been used as a dumping ground by private organizations and municipalities. In 2018, volunteers had removed about 30 metric tonnes of solid waste from the river, as part of the Mega Bagmati Clean-up campaign.[1] The same year, a 5 ft in length and 1 ½ ft in width carving described as a "headless, armless figure has been dubbed simply as a ‘nari murti’ or female figure" was found dating back to the Licchavi-era.[2] About 4 ropani (0.5 acres) of land belonging to the river was "illegally registered in the names of individuals under the pretext of updating the land survey map".[3]

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  1. Web site: Dhobi Khola clean-up caps 200-week mark. live. 27 July 2021. The Kathmandu Post. English. 27 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210727065003/https://kathmandupost.com/valley/2018/02/11/dhobi-khola-clean-up-caps-200-week-mark.
  2. Web site: Venus of Dhobikhola. live. 27 July 2021. The Kathmandu Post. English. 27 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210727065841/https://kathmandupost.com/miscellaneous/2018/08/25/venus-of-dhobikhola.
  3. Web site: Lamichhane. Prashant. 3 May 2019. 4 ropani at Dhobi Khola illegally registered in names of individuals. live. 27 July 2021. My Republica. en. 27 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210727073420/https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/64419/.