:root {
  --ink: #0c1210;
  --deep: #15231d;
  --paper: #f0ece1;
  --paper-bright: #f8f5ec;
  --concrete: #c8c3b7;
  --red: #c84a32;
  --cyan: #56c7d9;
  --yellow: #e1a932;
  --line: rgba(12, 18, 16, 0.18);
  --line-light: rgba(240, 236, 225, 0.22);
  --sans: "DM Sans", system-ui, sans-serif;
  --display: "Manrope", system-ui, sans-serif;
  --nepali: "Noto Sans Devanagari", sans-serif;
  --gutter: clamp(1.2rem, 4vw, 5rem);
  --section: clamp(6rem, 11vw, 11rem);
}

*,
*::before,
*::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  background: var(--ink);
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

body.menu-open {
  overflow: hidden;
}

a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
}

img {
  display: block;
  max-width: 100%;
}

button,
a {
  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
}

button {
  color: inherit;
  font: inherit;
}

::selection {
  color: var(--paper-bright);
  background: var(--red);
}

.sr-only {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  padding: 0;
  margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}

.skip-link {
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 999;
  top: 0.75rem;
  left: 0.75rem;
  padding: 0.7rem 1rem;
  color: var(--paper);
  background: var(--red);
  transform: translateY(-160%);
  transition: transform 180ms ease;
}

.skip-link:focus {
  transform: translateY(0);
}

.scroll-progress {
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 120;
  inset: 0 0 auto;
  height: 2px;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.scroll-progress span {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background: var(--red);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
}

.site-header {
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 100;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
  align-items: start;
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 6.75rem;
  padding: 1.45rem var(--gutter);
  color: var(--paper-bright);
  transition: background-color 280ms ease, color 280ms ease, min-height 280ms ease, padding 280ms ease, backdrop-filter 280ms ease;
}

.site-header::after {
  position: absolute;
  inset: auto var(--gutter) 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22);
  content: "";
  transition: opacity 250ms ease;
}

.site-header.is-scrolled {
  min-height: 4.75rem;
  padding-top: 0.85rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.75rem;
  color: var(--paper-bright);
  background: rgba(12, 18, 16, 0.88);
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
}

.site-header.is-scrolled::after {
  opacity: 0;
}

.wordmark {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-self: center;
  gap: 0.15rem;
  text-align: center;
}

.wordmark strong {
  font: 700 clamp(0.78rem, 1.05vw, 1.02rem) / 1 var(--display);
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
}

.wordmark span {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
  font: 500 0.67rem/1.3 var(--nepali);
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}

.header-nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(1rem, 2.2vw, 2.8rem);
  padding-top: 0.35rem;
  font-size: 0.73rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.header-nav a:not(.header-contact) {
  position: relative;
  padding-bottom: 0.35rem;
}

.header-nav a:not(.header-contact)::after {
  position: absolute;
  inset: auto 0 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: currentColor;
  content: "";
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: right;
  transition: transform 250ms ease;
}

.header-nav a:hover::after,
.header-nav a:focus-visible::after {
  transform: scaleX(1);
  transform-origin: left;
}

.header-nav-right {
  justify-self: end;
}

.header-place {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.58);
}

.header-contact {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-top: -0.45rem;
  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper-bright);
  transition: color 220ms ease, background-color 220ms ease;
}

.header-contact:hover,
.header-contact:focus-visible {
  color: var(--paper-bright);
  background: var(--red);
}

.menu-toggle,
.mobile-menu {
  display: none;
}

.hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: max(760px, 100svh);
  color: var(--paper-bright);
  background: var(--ink);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.hero::before {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(12, 18, 16, 0.72) 0%, transparent 24%, transparent 55%, rgba(12, 18, 16, 0.92) 100%);
  content: "";
  pointer-events: none;
}

.hero::after {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 43%, transparent 25%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25) 100%);
  content: "";
  pointer-events: none;
}

.hero-coordinate {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 5;
  top: 8.2rem;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
  font: 500 0.62rem/1 var(--sans);
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
}

.hero-coordinate-left {
  left: var(--gutter);
}

.hero-coordinate-right {
  right: var(--gutter);
}

.bridge-stage {
  --reveal-x: 50%;
  --reveal-y: 47%;
  --reveal-radius: 0px;
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  inset: 0;
  outline: none;
  cursor: crosshair;
  touch-action: pan-y;
}

.bridge-image,
.bridge-blueprint {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

.bridge-image {
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center center;
  user-select: none;
}

.bridge-photo {
  filter: saturate(0.82) contrast(1.04) brightness(0.88);
  transform: scale(1.003);
}

.bridge-blueprint {
  clip-path: circle(var(--reveal-radius) at var(--reveal-x) var(--reveal-y));
  will-change: clip-path;
}

.bridge-blueprint::after {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: rgba(21, 98, 123, 0.06);
  content: "";
}

.bridge-stage.is-active,
.bridge-stage:focus-visible {
  --reveal-radius: clamp(108px, 14vw, 220px);
}

.bridge-stage-grid {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  opacity: 0.12;
  background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18) 1px, transparent 1px), linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: clamp(44px, 6vw, 96px) clamp(44px, 6vw, 96px);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 8%, #000 35%, #000 68%, transparent 92%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.bridge-reticle {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 3;
  top: var(--reveal-y);
  left: var(--reveal-x);
  width: clamp(216px, 28vw, 440px);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(0.84);
  transition: opacity 180ms ease, transform 300ms cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.7, 0.2, 1);
}

.bridge-stage.is-active .bridge-reticle,
.bridge-stage:focus-visible .bridge-reticle {
  opacity: 0.9;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1);
}

.reticle-ring {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  border: 1px solid rgba(86, 199, 217, 0.72);
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(12, 18, 16, 0.2), inset 0 0 30px rgba(86, 199, 217, 0.06);
}

.reticle-ring::before,
.reticle-ring::after {
  position: absolute;
  width: 0.65rem;
  height: 0.65rem;
  border-color: var(--cyan);
  content: "";
}

.reticle-ring::before {
  top: 10%;
  left: 10%;
  border-top: 2px solid var(--cyan);
  border-left: 2px solid var(--cyan);
}

.reticle-ring::after {
  right: 10%;
  bottom: 10%;
  border-right: 2px solid var(--cyan);
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--cyan);
}

.reticle-h,
.reticle-v {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  background: rgba(86, 199, 217, 0.62);
}

.reticle-h {
  width: 112%;
  height: 1px;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}

.reticle-v {
  width: 1px;
  height: 112%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}

.bridge-reticle small {
  position: absolute;
  top: 11%;
  right: -0.5rem;
  padding: 0.32rem 0.45rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--cyan);
  font-size: 0.52rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
}

.bridge-instruction {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 4;
  top: 41%;
  left: 50%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  padding: 0.55rem 0.75rem;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.86);
  background: rgba(12, 18, 16, 0.55);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.26);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.11em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  transition: opacity 200ms ease;
}

.bridge-stage.is-active .bridge-instruction,
.bridge-stage:focus-visible .bridge-instruction {
  opacity: 0;
}

.instruction-icon {
  position: relative;
  width: 0.9rem;
  height: 0.9rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--cyan);
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.instruction-icon::before,
.instruction-icon::after {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  background: var(--cyan);
  content: "";
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}

.instruction-icon::before {
  width: 1.35rem;
  height: 1px;
}

.instruction-icon::after {
  width: 1px;
  height: 1.35rem;
}

.hero-content {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 4;
  right: var(--gutter);
  bottom: clamp(2.3rem, 5.5vw, 5.8rem);
  left: var(--gutter);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.hero-kicker {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.7rem;
  margin: 0 0 0.9rem;
  font-size: clamp(0.62rem, 0.75vw, 0.78rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.hero-kicker span,
.contact-kicker span {
  width: 0.46rem;
  height: 0.46rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--red);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px rgba(200, 74, 50, 0.18);
}

.hero h1 {
  max-width: 78rem;
  margin: 0;
  font: 500 clamp(3.1rem, 7.5vw, 8.8rem) / 0.86 var(--display);
  letter-spacing: -0.075em;
}

.hero h1 span {
  display: block;
}

.hero h1 em,
.terrain-content h2 em,
.method-heading h2 em,
.nepal-copy h2 em,
.principles h2 em,
.contact-main h2 em,
.mandate-title h2 em,
.sectors-intro h2 em {
  color: var(--red);
  font-style: normal;
}

.hero-foot {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-top: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 3rem);
  padding-right: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 8rem);
}

.hero-foot > p {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(0.65rem, 0.8vw, 0.85rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.09em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.hero-foot > p i {
  width: 2px;
  height: 2px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: currentColor;
}

.round-link {
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  bottom: -0.5rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: clamp(6.3rem, 8vw, 8rem);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  padding: 1rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper-bright);
  border-radius: 50%;
  pointer-events: auto;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.25;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: color 250ms ease, background-color 250ms ease, transform 250ms ease;
}

.round-link b {
  position: absolute;
  top: 1.2rem;
  right: 1.4rem;
  font-size: 1rem;
}

.round-link:hover,
.round-link:focus-visible {
  color: var(--paper-bright);
  background: var(--red);
  transform: rotate(-5deg) scale(1.04);
}

.scroll-cue {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 5;
  right: 1.2rem;
  bottom: 1.7rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.7rem;
  font-size: 0.58rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
}

.scroll-cue i {
  position: relative;
  width: 1px;
  height: 2.6rem;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.scroll-cue i::after {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: var(--paper-bright);
  content: "";
  animation: scroll-cue 2s ease-in-out infinite;
  transform: translateY(-100%);
}

@keyframes scroll-cue {
  50%, 100% { transform: translateY(100%); }
}

.section-pad {
  padding: var(--section) var(--gutter);
}

.section-tag {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto minmax(2rem, 8rem) auto;
  align-items: center;
  width: max-content;
  max-width: 100%;
  gap: 0.8rem;
  margin-bottom: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 7rem);
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.11em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.section-tag span {
  color: var(--red);
}

.section-tag i {
  width: min(8vw, 8rem);
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--line);
}

.section-tag p {
  margin: 0;
}

.section-tag-light i {
  background: var(--line-light);
}

.section-tag-light span {
  color: var(--cyan);
}

.mandate {
  position: relative;
  background: var(--paper);
}

.mandate::after {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  right: 8vw;
  width: 1px;
  height: 100%;
  background: var(--line);
  content: "";
  pointer-events: none;
}

.mandate-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.35fr) minmax(18rem, 0.65fr);
  gap: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 9rem);
}

.eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 1.35rem;
  color: var(--red);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mandate-title h2,
.sectors-intro h2,
.method-heading h2,
.nepal-copy h2,
.principles > h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font: 500 clamp(2.8rem, 6.4vw, 7.2rem) / 0.95 var(--display);
  letter-spacing: -0.065em;
}

.mandate-copy {
  align-self: end;
  padding-bottom: 0.35rem;
}

.mandate-copy p {
  margin: 0 0 1.2rem;
  color: rgba(12, 18, 16, 0.68);
  font-size: clamp(0.96rem, 1.15vw, 1.14rem);
  line-height: 1.68;
}

.mandate-copy .lead {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 1.8vw, 1.7rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.42;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
}

.fact-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  margin-top: clamp(5rem, 9vw, 9rem);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.fact-grid article {
  min-height: 11rem;
  padding: 1.3rem 1.4rem 1.5rem 0;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.fact-grid article + article {
  padding-left: 1.4rem;
}

.fact-grid article:last-child {
  border-right: 0;
}

.fact-grid span,
.method-number,
.principle-grid > article > span {
  display: block;
  color: rgba(12, 18, 16, 0.48);
  font-size: 0.58rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.fact-grid strong {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 2.2rem;
  font: 600 clamp(1.4rem, 2.5vw, 2.5rem) / 1 var(--display);
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
}

.fact-grid p {
  margin: 0.55rem 0 0;
  color: rgba(12, 18, 16, 0.56);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
}

.infrastructure-ticker {
  overflow: hidden;
  color: var(--paper);
  background: var(--red);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22);
}

.infrastructure-ticker div {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  width: max-content;
  animation: ticker 28s linear infinite;
}

.infrastructure-ticker span {
  padding: 0.9rem 2rem;
  font: 600 clamp(0.75rem, 1vw, 1rem) / 1 var(--display);
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.infrastructure-ticker i {
  font-style: normal;
}

@keyframes ticker {
  to { transform: translateX(-50%); }
}

.dark-section {
  color: var(--paper);
  background: var(--ink);
}

.sectors-intro {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.5fr 0.5fr;
  align-items: end;
  gap: 3rem;
}

.sectors-intro h2 em {
  color: var(--cyan);
}

.sectors-intro > p,
.method-heading > p {
  max-width: 27rem;
  margin: 0 0 0.55rem auto;
  color: rgba(240, 236, 225, 0.62);
  font-size: clamp(0.94rem, 1.15vw, 1.12rem);
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.sectors-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(18rem, 0.8fr) minmax(30rem, 1.2fr);
  align-items: start;
  gap: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 8rem);
  margin-top: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 8rem);
}

.sectors-image {
  position: sticky;
  top: 7rem;
  margin: 0;
}

.sectors-image img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 55% center;
  filter: saturate(0.82) contrast(1.04);
}

figure figcaption {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-top: 0.8rem;
  color: rgba(240, 236, 225, 0.5);
  font-size: 0.58rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.09em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.sector-list {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-light);
}

.sector-row {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 2.7rem 1fr auto;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  padding: 1.8rem 0 2rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-light);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.sector-row::after {
  position: absolute;
  inset: auto 0 0;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--cyan);
  content: "";
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: right;
  transition: transform 420ms cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1);
}

.sector-row:hover::after {
  transform: scaleX(1);
  transform-origin: left;
}

.sector-no {
  padding-top: 0.3rem;
  color: var(--cyan);
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.sector-row h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font: 500 clamp(1.45rem, 2.6vw, 2.6rem) / 1.1 var(--display);
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
}

.sector-row p {
  max-width: 33rem;
  margin: 0.7rem 0 0;
  color: rgba(240, 236, 225, 0.54);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.sector-mark {
  width: 2.5rem;
  height: 2.5rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-light);
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  transition: color 220ms ease, background-color 220ms ease, transform 220ms ease;
}

.sector-row:hover .sector-mark {
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--cyan);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}

.terrain-feature {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 100svh;
  color: var(--paper-bright);
  background: var(--ink);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.terrain-media,
.terrain-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
}

.terrain-media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 112%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center;
  filter: saturate(0.78) contrast(1.05);
  transform: translateY(var(--parallax-y, 0));
  will-change: transform;
}

.terrain-overlay {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(12, 18, 16, 0.78) 0%, rgba(12, 18, 16, 0.3) 55%, rgba(12, 18, 16, 0.2) 100%), linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(12, 18, 16, 0.35), transparent 30%, rgba(12, 18, 16, 0.68));
}

.terrain-top {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  top: 2rem;
  right: var(--gutter);
  left: var(--gutter);
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding-top: 0.7rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
  font-size: 0.58rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.terrain-content {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  right: var(--gutter);
  bottom: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 7rem);
  left: var(--gutter);
}

.terrain-content > p {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.terrain-content h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font: 500 clamp(4rem, 10vw, 11rem) / 0.83 var(--display);
  letter-spacing: -0.08em;
}

.terrain-note {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 9rem minmax(12rem, 24rem);
  gap: 2rem;
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
  margin-left: auto;
  width: max-content;
  max-width: 100%;
  padding-top: 1rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
}

.terrain-note span {
  color: var(--cyan);
  font-size: 0.58rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.terrain-note p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.method {
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper-bright);
}

.method-heading {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.35fr 0.65fr;
  align-items: end;
  gap: 3rem;
}

.method-heading > p {
  color: rgba(12, 18, 16, 0.62);
}

.method-track {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
  margin-top: clamp(5rem, 10vw, 10rem);
}

.method-line {
  position: absolute;
  top: 3.5rem;
  right: 0;
  left: 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--line);
}

.method-line span {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--red);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 1.5s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1);
}

.method-track.is-visible .method-line span {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}

.method-track article {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 14rem;
  padding: 0 1.5rem 0 0;
}

.method-dot {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 0.8rem;
  height: 0.8rem;
  margin-top: 2.55rem;
  background: var(--paper-bright);
  border: 2px solid var(--red);
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.method-track article:first-of-type .method-dot {
  background: var(--red);
}

.method-track h3 {
  margin: 2rem 0 0.6rem;
  font: 600 clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 2rem) / 1 var(--display);
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
}

.method-track p {
  max-width: 11rem;
  margin: 0;
  color: rgba(12, 18, 16, 0.56);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.nepal-section {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.06fr 0.94fr;
  min-height: 100svh;
  color: var(--paper);
  background: var(--deep);
}

.nepal-image {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.nepal-image img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 42rem;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 48% center;
}

.nepal-image::after {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 60%, rgba(12, 18, 16, 0.65));
  content: "";
  pointer-events: none;
}

.nepal-image figcaption {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  right: 1.4rem;
  bottom: 1.2rem;
  left: 1.4rem;
}

.nepal-copy {
  padding: var(--section) var(--gutter);
}

.nepal-copy .section-tag {
  margin-bottom: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 5rem);
}

.nepal-copy h2 {
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 5.6vw, 6.3rem);
}

.nepal-copy h2 em {
  color: var(--cyan);
}

.nepal-lead {
  max-width: 34rem;
  margin: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 4rem) 0;
  color: rgba(240, 236, 225, 0.64);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.35vw, 1.25rem);
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.nepal-points {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-light);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line-light);
}

.nepal-points article {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 2rem 1fr;
  gap: 0.7rem;
  min-height: 9.5rem;
  padding: 1.2rem;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line-light);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-light);
}

.nepal-points span {
  color: var(--cyan);
  font-size: 0.58rem;
}

.nepal-points h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font: 600 1.1rem/1 var(--display);
}

.nepal-points p {
  margin: 0.65rem 0 0;
  color: rgba(240, 236, 225, 0.52);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.principles {
  background: var(--paper);
}

.principles > h2 {
  max-width: 70rem;
}

.principle-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  margin-top: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 8rem);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.principle-grid article {
  min-height: 24rem;
  padding: 1.5rem;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  transition: color 300ms ease, background-color 300ms ease;
}

.principle-grid article:hover {
  color: var(--paper-bright);
  background: var(--red);
}

.principle-grid article:hover > span,
.principle-grid article:hover p {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
}

.principle-icon {
  position: relative;
  width: 5rem;
  height: 5rem;
  margin: 4.5rem 0 4rem;
  border: 1px solid currentColor;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.principle-icon i {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  background: currentColor;
}

.principle-icon i:first-child {
  width: 135%;
  height: 1px;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}

.principle-icon i:last-child {
  width: 1px;
  height: 135%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}

.icon-plan {
  border-radius: 0;
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}

.icon-place::after {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 1rem;
  border: 1px solid currentColor;
  border-radius: 50%;
  content: "";
}

.icon-life {
  border-style: dashed;
}

.principle-grid h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font: 600 clamp(1.2rem, 1.8vw, 1.75rem) / 1.13 var(--display);
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
}

.principle-grid p {
  margin: 0.85rem 0 0;
  color: rgba(12, 18, 16, 0.58);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  transition: color 300ms ease;
}

.contact {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 92svh;
  padding: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 8rem) var(--gutter);
  color: var(--paper-bright);
  background: var(--red);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.contact-grid {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  opacity: 0.16;
  background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3) 1px, transparent 1px), linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 7rem) clamp(3rem, 7vw, 7rem);
  mask-image: radial-gradient(circle at 72% 46%, #000, transparent 70%);
}

.contact::after {
  position: absolute;
  right: -14vw;
  bottom: -20vw;
  width: 57vw;
  height: 57vw;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28);
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 7vw rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04), 0 0 0 14vw rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
  content: "";
}

.contact-meta {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding-bottom: 1rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.42);
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.11em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.contact-main {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  margin-top: clamp(5rem, 10vw, 10rem);
}

.contact-kicker {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.contact-kicker span {
  background: var(--paper-bright);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
}

.contact-main h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font: 500 clamp(4rem, 10vw, 11rem) / 0.84 var(--display);
  letter-spacing: -0.08em;
}

.contact-main h2 em {
  color: var(--ink);
}

.contact-link {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  max-width: 54rem;
  margin-top: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 6rem);
  padding: 1rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
  font-size: clamp(0.9rem, 1.8vw, 1.7rem);
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
}

.contact-link i {
  display: grid;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  width: 3rem;
  height: 3rem;
  margin-left: 1rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
  border-radius: 50%;
  place-items: center;
  font-style: normal;
  transition: color 220ms ease, background-color 220ms ease, transform 220ms ease;
}

.contact-link:hover i,
.contact-link:focus-visible i {
  color: var(--red);
  background: var(--paper-bright);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}

.contact-nepali {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  right: var(--gutter);
  bottom: 3rem;
  margin: 0;
  font: 500 clamp(0.8rem, 1.3vw, 1.1rem) / 1.4 var(--nepali);
}

.site-footer {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 2rem;
  min-height: 9rem;
  padding: 2rem var(--gutter);
  color: rgba(240, 236, 225, 0.62);
  background: var(--ink);
  font-size: 0.64rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.footer-brand {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.footer-brand strong {
  color: var(--paper-bright);
  font: 800 1.25rem/1 var(--display);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.site-footer p {
  margin: 0;
  text-align: center;
}

.site-footer > a {
  justify-self: end;
  color: var(--paper-bright);
}

.site-footer > a span {
  margin-left: 0.5rem;
}

.js [data-reveal] {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(24px);
  transition: opacity 720ms ease, transform 720ms cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.75, 0.2, 1);
  transition-delay: calc(var(--delay, 0) * 90ms);
}

.js [data-reveal].is-visible {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none;
}

[data-delay="1"] { --delay: 1; }
[data-delay="2"] { --delay: 2; }
[data-delay="3"] { --delay: 3; }
[data-delay="4"] { --delay: 4; }

.image-reveal {
  overflow: hidden;
}

.js .image-reveal img {
  transform: scale(1.06);
  transition: transform 1.2s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.75, 0.2, 1);
}

.js .image-reveal.is-visible img {
  transform: scale(1);
}

@media (max-width: 1120px) {
  .header-place {
    display: none;
  }

  .hero h1 {
    font-size: clamp(3.6rem, 8.5vw, 7.2rem);
  }

  .sectors-layout {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(17rem, 0.75fr) 1.25fr;
    gap: 3rem;
  }

  .nepal-section {
    grid-template-columns: 0.95fr 1.05fr;
  }

  .principle-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }

  .principle-grid article {
    min-height: 20rem;
  }

  .principle-icon {
    margin: 3.5rem 0 3rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  :root {
    --gutter: 1.25rem;
    --section: 6.5rem;
  }

  .site-header {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    min-height: 5.3rem;
    padding-top: 1rem;
    padding-bottom: 1rem;
  }

  .site-header.is-scrolled {
    min-height: 4.5rem;
  }

  .header-nav {
    display: none;
  }

  .menu-toggle {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 2;
    top: 1rem;
    right: var(--gutter);
    display: block;
    width: 2.7rem;
    height: 2.7rem;
    padding: 0;
    background: transparent;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
    border-radius: 50%;
  }

  .menu-toggle i {
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    width: 1rem;
    height: 1px;
    background: currentColor;
    transition: transform 250ms ease, top 250ms ease;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
  }

  .menu-toggle i:first-of-type { top: 1.05rem; }
  .menu-toggle i:last-of-type { top: 1.55rem; }
  .menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] i:first-of-type { top: 1.3rem; transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(45deg); }
  .menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] i:last-of-type { top: 1.3rem; transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(-45deg); }

  .mobile-menu {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 1;
    inset: 0;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between;
    padding: 7rem var(--gutter) 2rem;
    color: var(--paper-bright);
    background: var(--ink);
    visibility: hidden;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(-1rem);
    transition: opacity 260ms ease, transform 260ms ease, visibility 260ms;
  }

  body.menu-open .site-header {
    min-height: 100svh;
    background: var(--ink);
    backdrop-filter: none;
    transition: none;
  }

  body.menu-open .wordmark {
    visibility: hidden;
  }

  .mobile-menu.is-open {
    visibility: visible;
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
  }

  .mobile-menu-kicker {
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--cyan);
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }

  .mobile-menu nav {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .mobile-menu nav a {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 2.5rem 1fr;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 1.1rem 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-light);
    font: 500 clamp(2rem, 9vw, 4rem) / 1 var(--display);
    letter-spacing: -0.05em;
  }

  .mobile-menu nav a span {
    color: var(--red);
    font: 600 0.58rem/1 var(--sans);
  }

  .mobile-nepali {
    margin: 0;
    font: 500 1rem/1.4 var(--nepali);
  }

  .hero {
    min-height: 760px;
  }

  .hero-coordinate {
    display: none;
  }

  .bridge-image {
    object-position: 50% 50%;
  }

  .bridge-stage {
    --reveal-y: 43%;
  }

  .bridge-instruction {
    top: 39%;
  }

  .hero-content {
    bottom: 3rem;
  }

  .hero h1 {
    font-size: clamp(3rem, 12vw, 5.8rem);
    line-height: 0.9;
  }

  .hero-foot {
    display: block;
    padding-right: 7rem;
  }

  .hero-foot > p {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 0.45rem 0.65rem;
    max-width: 24rem;
    line-height: 1.5;
  }

  .round-link {
    width: 6.2rem;
  }

  .scroll-cue {
    display: none;
  }

  .mandate-grid,
  .sectors-intro,
  .method-heading {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .mandate-title h2,
  .sectors-intro h2,
  .method-heading h2,
  .nepal-copy h2,
  .principles > h2 {
    font-size: clamp(2.75rem, 10vw, 5rem);
  }

  .fact-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }

  .fact-grid article:nth-child(2) {
    border-right: 0;
  }

  .fact-grid article:nth-child(-n+2) {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  }

  .fact-grid article:nth-child(3) {
    padding-left: 0;
  }

  .sectors-intro > p,
  .method-heading > p {
    margin-left: 0;
  }

  .sectors-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .sectors-image {
    position: relative;
    top: auto;
  }

  .sectors-image img {
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  }

  .terrain-feature {
    min-height: 820px;
  }

  .method-track {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    margin-top: 4rem;
    padding-left: 2rem;
  }

  .method-line {
    top: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0.36rem;
    width: 1px;
    height: auto;
  }

  .method-line span {
    width: 2px;
    height: 100%;
    transform: scaleY(0);
    transform-origin: top;
  }

  .method-track.is-visible .method-line span {
    transform: scaleY(1);
  }

  .method-track article {
    min-height: auto;
    padding: 0 0 3rem;
  }

  .method-dot {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: -2rem;
    margin: 0;
  }

  .method-track h3 {
    margin-top: 0.7rem;
  }

  .method-track p {
    max-width: 22rem;
  }

  .nepal-section {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .nepal-image,
  .nepal-image img {
    min-height: 65svh;
  }

  .nepal-copy {
    padding: var(--section) var(--gutter);
  }

  .site-footer {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
  }

  .site-footer p {
    display: none;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 540px) {
  .wordmark strong {
    font-size: 0.71rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  }

  .wordmark span {
    font-size: 0.58rem;
  }

  .hero {
    min-height: 720px;
  }

  .bridge-stage::after {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 25%, rgba(12, 18, 16, 0.05) 45%, rgba(12, 18, 16, 0.72) 72%);
    content: "";
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  .bridge-stage {
    --reveal-y: 39%;
  }

  .bridge-image {
    object-position: 50% center;
  }

  .bridge-instruction {
    top: 36%;
    width: max-content;
    font-size: 0.54rem;
  }

  .hero-kicker {
    max-width: 17rem;
    line-height: 1.45;
  }

  .hero h1 {
    font-size: clamp(2.9rem, 14vw, 4.4rem);
    letter-spacing: -0.065em;
  }

  .hero h1 span:last-child {
    margin-top: 0.15rem;
  }

  .hero-foot {
    margin-top: 1.2rem;
    padding-right: 5.5rem;
  }

  .hero-foot > p {
    max-width: 13rem;
    font-size: 0.56rem;
  }

  .hero-foot > p i {
    display: none;
  }

  .round-link {
    width: 5rem;
    bottom: 0;
    font-size: 0.58rem;
  }

  .round-link b {
    top: 0.8rem;
    right: 1rem;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
  }

  .section-tag {
    grid-template-columns: auto 2rem minmax(0, auto);
    margin-bottom: 3.5rem;
    font-size: 0.58rem;
  }

  .section-tag i {
    width: 2rem;
  }

  .mandate-grid {
    gap: 2.5rem;
  }

  .mandate-title h2,
  .sectors-intro h2,
  .method-heading h2,
  .nepal-copy h2,
  .principles > h2 {
    font-size: clamp(2.65rem, 12vw, 4rem);
  }

  .mandate-title h2 br,
  .sectors-intro h2 br,
  .principles > h2 br {
    display: none;
  }

  .fact-grid article {
    min-height: 9rem;
    padding: 1rem 0.8rem 1rem 0;
  }

  .fact-grid article + article {
    padding-left: 0.8rem;
  }

  .fact-grid strong {
    margin-top: 1.7rem;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
  }

  .fact-grid p {
    font-size: 0.67rem;
  }

  .infrastructure-ticker span {
    padding-right: 1rem;
    padding-left: 1rem;
  }

  .sector-row {
    grid-template-columns: 1.8rem 1fr;
    gap: 0.6rem;
  }

  .sector-mark {
    display: none;
  }

  .sector-row h3 {
    font-size: 1.4rem;
  }

  .terrain-top span:nth-child(2) {
    display: none;
  }

  .terrain-feature {
    min-height: 760px;
  }

  .terrain-content h2 {
    font-size: clamp(3.6rem, 17vw, 6rem);
  }

  .terrain-note {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 0.65rem;
    margin-left: 0;
  }

  .nepal-points {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .nepal-points article {
    min-height: 7rem;
  }

  .principle-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .principle-grid article {
    min-height: 18rem;
  }

  .principle-icon {
    width: 4rem;
    height: 4rem;
    margin: 2.8rem 0 2.5rem;
  }

  .contact {
    min-height: 780px;
  }

  .contact-meta {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0.45rem;
  }

  .contact-main h2 {
    font-size: clamp(3.8rem, 17vw, 6rem);
  }

  .contact-nepali {
    right: var(--gutter);
    bottom: 2rem;
    left: var(--gutter);
  }

  .footer-brand span {
    display: none;
  }
}

@media (hover: none) {
  .bridge-stage {
    --reveal-radius: clamp(76px, 24vw, 116px);
  }

  .bridge-reticle {
    opacity: 0.8;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1);
  }

  .bridge-instruction span:last-child {
    font-size: 0;
  }

  .bridge-instruction span:last-child::after {
    content: "Drag to reveal the structure";
    font-size: 0.54rem;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html {
    scroll-behavior: auto;
  }

  *,
  *::before,
  *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
  }

  .bridge-stage {
    --reveal-x: 72%;
    --reveal-y: 43%;
    --reveal-radius: clamp(100px, 15vw, 210px);
  }

  .bridge-reticle {
    top: 43%;
    left: 72%;
    opacity: 0.8;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  }

  .bridge-instruction {
    display: none;
  }

  .terrain-media img {
    transform: none !important;
  }

  .js [data-reveal] {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
  }
}