Nepal, May 17 -- Not the temples, nor the monasteries, palaces or even the historical architecture - it's the all-permeating dust that has come to define us. When we leave Kathmandu, we heave a sigh of relief just grateful to be away from all the dust. Conversely, when we re-enter the capital, the overwhelming feeling is "here we go again with all the dust and pollution". This dust is something everyone in the valley quite literally feels - as fine grit in our teeth, face and hair and covering just about any surface anywhere.

With all this dust flying around, it's rather surprising then that our dear Prime Minister KP Oli thinks that Dustmandu has now become a dust free city. If that's the case then this begs the question, what exactly a...