The expansion of Kathmandu’s ring road has left commuters choking on dust and caught in hour-long traffic jams. Groups opposed to the road expansion also claim it is threatening the city’s cultural heritage. “(Road expansion) is displacing the indigenous Newar people from their own land. Lots of heritage sites will be affected … Kathmandu needs to be preserved”, says Suraj Maharjan of the Save Nepa Valley campaign. (Photo by Pete Pattisson/The Guardian)
