Lalitpur: Outgoing Minister for Local Development Top Bahadur Rayamajhi has said solid waste management will remain an alarming concern until social behaviour is changed. Speaking at a seminar on “Challenges and Opportunities of Effective Implementation of Waste Management Act-2068” in Lalitpur on Saturday, he said laws cannot be implemented until people’s conservative thinking is changed.

Joint Secretary at the National Planning Commission Gopi Nath Mainali stressed on the practical implementation of the law on solid waste management by raising massive awareness in the society. Director General at the Department of Education Mahasram Sharma stressed on the inclusion of solid waste management and health education in the curriculum and opined on the need of coordination and harmonization between the ministry and stakeholder organizations for practical implementation of the laws on solid waste management.

Source: Annapurna Post; The Kathmandu Post, May 6, 2012