The Tukucha Khola ( ne, टुकुचा खोला) is a tributary of the holy
Bagmati River in
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
. The ancient cultural name of this river is Ikshumati and it is called 'Tukucha' (Sugarcane river) in
Newari language
Newar (), or Newari and known officially in Nepal as Nepal Bhasa, is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Newar people, the indigenous inhabitants of Nepal Mandala, which consists of the Kathmandu Valley and surrounding regions in Nepa ...
, which flows through dense settlements between
Dhobi Khola and
Bishnumati Khola in Kathmandu. This rivulet is originated from chundevi area of Kathmandu behind Nirmal Nivas and merges with
Bagmati River after reaching Kalmochan Mahadev temple in Tripureshwar. The length of the rivulet within the main city is estimated to be around .
Encroachment
This rivulet flows through the central part of Kathmandu metropolitan city and some parts of the rivulet are visible somewhere after entering the city spaces. In some places, structures have been built over this rivulet. From Maharajganj to Kamaladi, roads and structures have been built over the rivulet in most parts.
According to the data of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, about 85 houses and buildings have been built on Tukucha alone. Encroachment on Tukucha started from
Rana period.
It has been made underground from within the walls of
Narayanhiti Palace
The Narayanhiti Palace Museum ( Nepali: नारायणहिटी दरवार) is a public museum in Kathmandu, Nepal located east of the Kaiser Mahal and next to Thamel. The museum was created in 2008 from the complex of the former Nar ...
in the form of a sewer.
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