The Tukucha Khola () is a tributary of the holy

Bagmati River The Bagmati River flows through the Kathmandu valley of Nepal, separating the cities of Kathmandu and Patan, before flowing through Madesh Province of southern Nepal and joining the Kamla River in the Indian state of Bihar. It is considered ...

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. The ancient cultural name of this river is Ikshumati and it is called 'Tukucha' (Sugarcane river) in

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. It flows through dense settlements between

Dhobi Khola 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 The Kathmandu Val ...

and Bishnumati Khola in Kathmandu. This rivulet originates in chundevi area of Kathmandu behind Nirmal Nivas and merges with

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 () 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 Narayanhiti Palace (or Narayanhiti Durbar) following the ...

in the form of a sewer.

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