Clash between police and locals in Bancharedanda: Police fired tear gas and aerial fire

After local residents blocked a vehicle carrying garbage from Kathmandu Valley, the police fired tear gas and aerial fire.

During the tension that started between the police and the local residents after blocking the vehicle carrying garbage, the local residents started throwing stones at the police and the police fired tear gas and aerial fire. The police said that they used tear gas and aerial fire to disperse the crowd of local residents who were protesting during the clashes that started when the locals started throwing stones at the police.

Garbage dumping in Bancharedanda won’t be allowed from August 17

The local residents of Sisdol and Bancharedanda have announced that they will not allow garbage to be thrown in Sisdol and Bancharedanda from August 17.

The local residents of Sisdol and Bancharedanda said that the garbage from Kathmandu Valley will not be allowed to be dumped in Sisdol and Bancharedanda from August 17, saying that the agreement made with the locals of Sisdol and Bancharedanda has not been implemented.

The local residents of Sisdol and Bancharedanda organized a press conference at Kathmandu today and said that the government and the Kathmandu Metropolitan City have not taken any steps to implement the agreement.

500 fine for non-classification of garbage in Kathmandu Valley

The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has decided to take action against the people of Kathmandu for mixing decomposable and non-decomposable garbage in the same place without classifying them.

The Kathmandu Metropolitan City had earlier agreed with the affected locals of Sisdol and Bancherdanda landfill sites to sort the garbage at the source and allow the dumping of garbage only in the status quo till the end of Ashad. However, the residents of the landfill site have warned to stop dumping garbage if any unclassified garbage comes to the source from first of Shrawan.

The Kathmandu Metropolitan City has stated that action can be taken against those who do not classify waste at source as per the provisions of Section 51 (th) of the Environment and Natural Resources Protection Act 2077 BS and Section 38 (th) of the Waste Management Act 2068 BS.