Unmanaged waste increases health hazards in Sisdole
KATHMANDU, Sept 5: Locals residing near the Tinpiple-Sisdole landfill site are dealing with various kinds of health hazards due to unmanaged waste disposal.
Disposal of Kathmandu Valley’s waste was disrupted again on Wednesday after the locals of Sisdole prevented the garbage carrying trucks from reaching the landfill site. Since Wednesday morning, the locals of Sisdole and Banchare Danda have been obstructing the road leading to Banchare Danda, the newly built landfill site bordering Nuwakot and Dhading districts.
After a disruption for 10 consecutive days, garbage collection in Kathmandu Valley resumed on Tuesday amid continued protest of the locals of Sisdole and Bancharedanda landfill of Nuwakot.
KATHMANDU, June 7: Sisdole landfill and Banchare Danda are dumping sites for solid waste of Kathmandu Valley, where lies the federal capital of the country.
As the government failed to address the demands and problems of the local of the Sisdole and Banchare Danda, the local has been staging protests and obstructing waste collection in the capital. Trash collection has recently resumed on Tuesday after a hiatus of over a month.
An agreement was reached between the authorities concerned and the locals of Sisdole and Banchare Danda on Monday regarding the waste management of the Kathmandu Valley.
The police and the local people clashed on Tuesday as the government resumed dumping waste in the area following the agreement, according to local people. Police have also apprehended some local people and the collection and dumping of the trash has resumed as of now.
Here are some pictures taken by Ratopati photojournalist Subash Shrestha at the site:
KATHMANDU, June 7: As the local authorities and local representatives of Sisdole and Banchare Danda ink a deal, the trash collection that has been halted for over a month is resuming from Tuesday.
An agreement was reached between the authorities concerned and the locals of Sisdole and Banchare Danda on Monday regarding the waste management of the Kathmandu Valley, where lies the federal capital of the country.
As per the agreement, the Ministry of Urban Development will allocate Rs 425,000,000 for construction of five roads in the Sisdole and Banchare Danda areas and Rs 7,000,000 for afforestation program, river control and construction of public entities.
Here is a full copy of the agreement:
KATHMANDU, March 31: The Kathmandu Valley’s waste management has been impeded for the past six days because of the obstruction from the people of Sisdole, Nuwakot.
KATHMANDU, September 3: Locals residing near the Tinpiple-Sisdole landfill site are dealing with various kinds of health hazards due to unmanaged waste disposal.
