KATHMANDU: Throwing trash or spitting on the street or in public places from public vehicles? Beware! You may be caught and brought to book.

If the agreement struck on December 2 between the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development and the Federation of Nepalese National Transport Entrepreneurs is anything to go by, the rule violators including both passengers or owners of the vehicle would be jailed for up to three months and fined between Rs 500 and Rs 5,000 each as per the Solid Waste Management Act, 2011.

The agreement bars throwing wastes from running vehicles and mandates it to keep dustbins in public vehicles.

The provision is expected come into effect from December 16. The act says that one found to be throwing items containing mercury will be fined up to Rs 100,000 each.

The Act says that one found to be throwing items containing mercury will be fined up to Rs 100,000 each.In a bid to effectively implement the provision, the centre has already directed the local bodies to make public name list of those violating the new provision.

In a bid to effectively implement the provision, the government has already directed local bodies to make public a name list of those violating the new provision. Local bodies are authorised to monitor the implementation of the provision.

Local bodies are authorised to monitor the implementation of provision.

The new move is brought in view of degrading environment due to the haphazard disposal of garbage in the Kathmandu Valley, said Executive Director of the Solid Waste Management Technical Support Centre Bishwa Mani Gyawali.

Meanwhile, an awareness campaign against the haphazard disposal of garbage will be launched in various places in the Valley like Old and New Bus Parks and Lagankhel on Friday morning. Likewise, awareness programmes will be started across the country from mid December to mid January.

Likewise, awareness programmes will be started across the country from mid-December to mid-January.