Sisdol locals give ultimatum to fulfil demand Locals residing around Bancharedanda landfill site, the only site where the valley’s waste is managed, have asked the federal and local governments to fulfil their demands by mid- May, else they will be forced to stop dumping at the site. Nepal 16 Mar, 2023
Pollution: A challenge to public health Air pollution can be defined simply as the presence of one or multiple contaminants, such as dust, fumes, gas, mist, odour, smoke or vapour in the atmosphere, which can be injurious to plants, animals and humans in many ways. Opinion 15 Feb, 2023
Classification of solid waste at source put off Every day around 1,200 tons of waste from capital city is being managed presently in Bancharedanda. Kathmandu 06 Dec, 2022
New policy to promote proper waste management ​​​​​​​The federal government has issued the Solid Waste Management National Policy, 2022 to promote inter-agency co-financing, citizen participation, public-private partnership, mobilisation of development aid, technology development and transfer, and experience sharing in the waste management sector. Environment 21 Oct, 2022
Waste at Teku transfer station to be managed in two days The work on final disposal of the entire waste dumped at Teku station since the last four months will be over in the coming two days, the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) said. Kathmandu 31 Aug, 2022
Nepal and World Bank sign $100m financing agreement to support Nepal's GRID The government of Nepal and the World Bank on Monday signed a concessional financing agreement for $100 million (equivalent to Rs 12.7 billion) for Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Development (GRID). Business 30 Aug, 2022
Lawmakers call for management of solid waste in valley The meeting was attended by lawmakers Kamala Panta, Jag Prasad Sharma, Nanda Chapain and Krishna Prasad Paudel among others. Nepal 25 Aug, 2022
KMC plans to manage waste within four days The Kathmandu metropolis has said it plans to manage the solid waste in the Kathmandu Valley within next four days. Kathmandu 24 Aug, 2022
Garbage piles raise stink, no respite in sight Angered by the government’s failure to fulfil their demands, locals of Sisdol and Bancharedanda, the two landfill sites, have threatened to obstruct dumping of garbage at those sites from August 17. Kathmandu 12 Aug, 2022
Waste in cities: Problem and awareness As per various published sources, the Kathmandu Valley produces 1,200 metric tons of solid waste daily, out of which only 50 percent is disposed of by Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC). Opinion 18 Jul, 2022
Chandragiri to collaborate with KMC Chandragiri Municipality has pledged to further support and collaborate with Kathmandu Metropolitan City on the issue of solid waste management. Nepal 17 Jul, 2022
World Bank approves $100m to support key reforms for Nepal's GRID The World Bank’s board of executive directors has approved a $100 million development policy credit (DPC) to help improve the enabling environment for Nepal’s green, climate-resilient, and inclusive development pathway. This is the first in a programmatic series of three DPCs on Green, Resilient and Inclusive Development (GRID). Business 16 Jul, 2022
