Garbage collection to resume from Tuesday
Solid waste from Kathmandu and Lalitpur that had been piling up on the
streets of Kathmandu for almost a week now due to protests by locals near
Sisdol landfill site will be collected from Tuesday after the government
and the agitators reached a consensus Monday afternoon.
Government representatives and the agitators signed a three-point
agreement on the latter's demands. As per the agreement, the government
will address the demands raised by the agitators by making a master plan
for the development of the area.
Agreement has also been reached on forming a taskforce to study the
environmental and ecological impact in the area due to dumping of the
waste and recommend suggest for its solution. Government representatives
at the talks also agreed to forward the demand of establishing a hospital
and providing an ambulance to the health ministry.
Residents of Kagatigoan, a hamlet on the way to Sisdol, Nuwakot had
prevented containers carrying waste from Kathmandu from dumping waste in
the Sisdol Landfill site. Heaps of decaying garbage had been piling up on
Kathmandu streets emanating stenching odour.
Health officials have warned Kathmandu denizens of possible outbreak of
diseases like diaohrea and cholera. Doctors have already complained of an
increase in such cases. The problem was aggravated by the rainfall in
Kathmandu.
The metro city generates more than 400 tonnes of waste everyday. nepalnews.com May 25 09
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