Banchare Danda News Today

TRISHULI (Nuwakot), April 6: The locals of Nuwakot and Dhading have obstructed the disposal of waste from the Kathmandu Valley at the landfill site at Banchare Danda, citing non-implementation of the past agreements.

KATHMANDU, April 4: In a bid to address the traffic congestion in Kathmandu, the government has made an immediate decision to explore the feasibility of implementing a 'Pod Way' system.

KATHMANDU, Feb 3: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has decided to manage only those waste that is segregated as biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste from the households itself.

KATHMANDU, Dec 18: Balendra Shah, the mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), said that the development of the valley should be done with proper coordination among the bodies concerned.

Negligence at the landfill site has caused reduction in agricultural production, proliferation of flies, disruption of education in schools, respiratory problems and skin diseases.

Disposal of the truckloads of collected cables has emerged as a new headache for the civic body.

​KATHMANDU, Sept 16: The residents of Banchare Danda Landfill Site, who earlier announced to obstruct the garbage trucks from entering the dumping site from September 18, have put off their protest plan until October 7.

Landfill victims warn they will obstruct waste disposal again if their demands aren’t met Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.

Over the past 18 years, authorities have reached 175 agreements with the locals but they have all been breached.

Local residents, representatives have objected to the metropolitan city’s move.