Kathmandu, 17 Aug : The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has today also managed the waste generated in the Kathmandu Valley, amidst security cordon.
The waste had to be managed by deploying police following continued obstruction by the locals of Bancharedanda, the landfill site. Waste remains to be completely managed since two months sometimes due to road repair works and sometimes due to the obstruction by the locals of Sisdol and Bancharedanda.
The Valley roads are reeking due to the piles of waste dumped on the roadside and crossroads and this has also started to affect the daily life of the Valley dwellers. Locals of Sisdol and Bancharedanda have been protesting, saying the road repair works have not been carried out on time and demands like making arrangements for health, education and employment to the locals as per the agreement reached with the KMC in the past have not been fulfilled yet.
The locals have been vandalizing the trucks carrying waste and creating obstruction in transporting the waste to the landfill site in protest. KMC has however said that the agreement reached with the locals of Sisdol and Bancharedanda is under implementation phase and urged the locals to extend cooperation in the transportation of the waste. It said the waste management had to be carried out by mobilizing the police as the waste had to be removed since it would not be appropriate to keep the waste uncollected for long time.
