Lalitpur: The government is eying Shyame Kholsi in Nuwakot district to dump the garbage generated in Kathmandu and Lalitpur as the storage capacity of the existing landfill site in Aletar is about to be exhausted. Aletar Landfill Site in Nuwakot—26 kilometres from Kathmandu—came into operation in August last year. It’s life was estimated for about 14 months.

Surkhet: A drinking water project started some six years ago in Lekhparajul Village Development Committee with support of District Development Committee Surkhet is in limbo. The project, which had aimed to provide drinking water facility to 200 households, has failed to provide water to its consumers.

Damauli: A drinking water project has been completed at Shivapur VDC-9 in the south of Tanahun district. The Gwaslung Drinking Water Project has been constructed at a cost of approximately Rs. 5.2 million with the financial assistance of the British Welfare Tanahun and voluntary labour contribution of the local people.

Nepalgunj: Nepalgunj is turning into a city of garbage due to negligence shown by the municipality office in managing garbage. Local businessmen complained that garbage piling up in major intersections and market has affected their business. They said that the concerned authority has not paid any heed in garbage management.