Kathmandu: The garbage disposal at Banchare Danda has not taken place on Thursday as well as locals have stopped the garbage trucks from reaching the landfill putting forth various demands.
The waste management has been badly affected though the concerned stakeholders reached an agreement in the presence of Minister for Urban Development, Ram Kumari Jhankri on Monday. The people’s representatives from Kathmandu Metropolis, Kakani Rural Municipality of Nuwakot, and Dhunibesi Municipality of Dhading had agreed on waste management.
The locals from Sisdole on the way to the landfill obstructed the waste carrying vehicles on Wednesday. Against the agreement the locals pelted stones on waste carrying vehicles and clashed with police.
The people around Banchare Danda have been demanding the central government that their settlement be translocated. Similarly, guarantee of employment, health insurance, access to education are other demands posed by the locals, according to Ghananath Bajgain, Chairperson of Ward No 3 at Kakani Rural Municipality.
The locals have been protesting and obstructing waste management, accusing the central government and Kathmandu Metropolis of betraying them for 17 years.
The obstruction in disposal has resulted in huge piles of waste in Kathmandu streets, risking outbreaks of communicable and vector-borne diseases. In the Kathmandu Valley, where 1,200 tonnes of garbage are produced every day, waste management has long been an issue.
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