KATHMANDU, July 17: Chandragiri Municipality has pledged to further support and collaboration with the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) on solid waste management issues.
In this connection, the chiefs of two larger municipalities of the Kathmandu Valley had a mutual dialogue for the first time.
The KMC has announced its initiative to collect bio-degradable and non-biodegradable waste under its solid waste management bid from July 17.
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KMC has stated that it is collecting biodegradable waste on Sunday and Wednesday and non-biodegradable wastes on Monday and Friday under its campaign for 'Segregating waste at source'.
In a bid to bring the public into confidence for the campaign, the KMC has continued its door to door campaign.
In a meeting held between Chandragiri Mayor Ghanashyam Giri and KMC Mayor Balendra Shah at Chandragiri Municipality on Saturday, matters related to continued collaboration in other areas including waste management were discussed.
"As waste management is a common problem, Chandragiri Municipality is committed to support and collaborate with KMC on its policy and initiative for the same. We have adopted a policy to manage the waste generated within the municipal territory," Mayor Giri said.
Informing that the municipality has been incentivizing the private sector to transform the perishable waste into compost fertilizer, he stressed the need for an integrated policy and collaboration among all the municipalities in Kathmandu Valley to deal with waste management problem.
The KMC has been providing a budget of Rs 10 million to 18 municipalities in the Kathmandu Valley each year.
(RSS)
