HoR meeting: Lawmakers stress managing Kathmandu’s waste

Even Oscar the Grouch might be put off by the growing heaps of trash in the center of Kathmandu.

Kathmandu, August 14

Lawmakers have drawn the attention of the three tiers of the government to seek long-term solutions for managing the waste generated in the Kathmandu Valley.

Speaking in the ‘zero hour’ of the meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR), the lower house of the Federal Parliament, today, they commented that the situation has come to such a pass that traffic jams are caused due to the mounting piles of rubbish on the road side due to the ‘weak coordination’ between the central and the local governments.

CPN-UML lawmaker Yogesh Bhattarai criticized the government for failing to take any initiatives to address the problem though it has been 14 days since the waste has not been collected. He said there is a risk of an outbreak of cholera and diarrhea in Kathmandu due to this. Bhattarai also urged Kathmandu Metropolis Mayor Balendra Shah to work together with the UML for the development of the ‘cultural city’ Kathmandu.

Another UML lawmaker Bhumi Tripathi said the piles of trash seen on the Kathmandu roads have raised a question on the local civilization itself. The MPs, speaking during the zero and special hour of the HoR session, drew the attention of the government to matters of national concern. Rajan KC, Niru Pal, Rambir Manandhar, Hit Bahadur Tamang, Yagya Raj Sunuwar, Prem Suwal, among other lawmakers, drew the attention of the government toward a host of other issues.