The garbage disposal from the capital city to the Sisdole dumping site area has been anything but smooth. The disposal has been obstructed for 260 days on 65 occasions since this dumping site came into operation. The locals were unhappy about having garbage being disposed in their backyard and have been agitating numerous times making demands.

By: Krishna Acharya

Gorkha: Mitra Bahadur Dhungana of Gorkha has purchased 15 ropanis of land with the earnings of selling water for about 40 years. The 70-year old Dhungana is still seen carrying water in ‘gagris’ (water vessels) and selling them in the Gorkha market. He sells two gagris of water at Rs. 5 in every trip. Dhugana said he makes 15 trips for water in a day.

By: Ram Krishna Chapagain

Kavre: Construction of Sanga Drinking Water Supply Project in Sanga market of Kavre district is complete. Society for Each Other Nepal has facilitated for construction of the project with financial support from Pro-Nepal, Italy. The water project has distributed pipeline connections in 210 households of ward nos. 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Nasikasthan Village Development Committee benefiting 1600 people of Sanga market.

Kathmandu: Frequent obstructions in garbage disposal have left us helpless and furious. In the last five years, we have had 60 different agreements with the residents living around the landfill sites, yet there is no solution in sight. Every time the locals came up with different demands, we, officials at the Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Solid Waste Management and Resource Mobilisation Centre (SWMRMC) and the Ministry of Local Development, signed agreements addressing their concerns.