Pokhara Resumes Garbage Collection After Two-Week Stoppage, Foul Odor Lingers

Kaski. Garbage collection, which had been stalled for two weeks in the tourist capital Pokhara, began again on Thursday evening. The city had become foul-smelling due to the accumulation of waste along roadsides and at intersections in the market area for an extended period.Garbage collection was halted because the temporary waste management center located in Lameahahal, Pokhara-32, became full. Although the metropolis searched for land in various locations for waste management, it was unsuccessful. Foul odors began spreading in the market as heaps of garbage accumulated not only along roadsides, at intersections, and around utility poles but also on the...