Garbage to be dumped by using force

Plagued by unending series of stoppages by the local people, the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is preparing to dump garbage at the landfill site in Sisdole by using police force, if necessary.

The KMC is preparing to invoke the Essential Service Act, which forbids obstruction in collection, transport and management of garbage.

“Earlier, too, the government had talked about invoking this Act. But now, it will be strictly enforced,” KMC chief executive Dinesh Thapaliya told Nepal Samacharpatra.

On Sunday, local people had obstructed one dozen vehicles carrying garbage at a place called Kot.

Authorities say that the local people living in the surrounding areas of Sisdole have been raising demands one after another, even including personal demands, and obstructing the dumping of garbage. nepalnews.com sd Jun 30 08

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