Garbage woe returns, KMC points at fuel shortage

The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has said it is unable to collect garbage from city thoroughfares beginning Sunday because of lack of fuel to run its garbage trucks.

Since last three days, the KMC has not sent its vehicles to dump garbage in landfill site in Sisdole and the transfer station in Teku has already filled up.

“Due to lack of diesel, we cannot collect and transport the garbage. We cannot resume our task unless fuel is made available,” Rabinman Shrestha, environmental engineer at KMC’s Environment Department.

The KMC has said it requires 2000 liters of diesel everyday to run its garbage collecting vehicles. nepalnews.com sd Feb 17 08

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