Nepal's one of the great treasure has become pollution. The most increasing problem of pollution is at Kathmandu. This is due to mismanaged town planning. The waste management not good and proper so it has now lead to be the treasure in Nepal.
Mountains of waste, haphazardly dumped, threaten natural resources and the quality of life for millions of people around the globe. ELAW congratulates its partners in Nepal for achieving a Supreme Court victory that will help end poor waste disposal practices in the Kathmandu Valley.
Cities around the world struggle to manage waste generated by growing populations that consume, and discard, more each year. India and the Philippines are beginning to tackle the problem through enacting comprehensive solid waste management legislation that emphasizes community participation, waste reduction and recycling.
In Nepal, public interest environmental advocates are turning to the courts for local solutions to the global garbage crisis.
In 2000, ELAW advocates at the Forum for Protection of Public Interest (Pro Public) filed a lawsuit against government agencies in the Kathmandu Valley for dumping garbage along the banks of the Bagmati River, a waterway central to Hindu life. The Bagmati winds through Kathmandu, a city of more than one million. With local landfills at capacity, the government allowed dumping along the river`s banks. The waste piles were in groundwater recharge areas and threatened to contaminate Kathmandu`s water supply.
Mountains of waste, haphazardly dumped, threaten natural resources and the quality of life for millions of people around the globe. ELAW congratulates its partners in Nepal for achieving a Supreme Court victory that will help end poor waste disposal practices in the Kathmandu Valley.
Cities around the world struggle to manage waste generated by growing populations that consume, and discard, more each year. India and the Philippines are beginning to tackle the problem through enacting comprehensive solid waste management legislation that emphasizes community participation, waste reduction and recycling.
In Nepal, public interest environmental advocates are turning to the courts for local solutions to the global garbage crisis.
In 2000, ELAW advocates at the Forum for Protection of Public Interest (Pro Public) filed a lawsuit against government agencies in the Kathmandu Valley for dumping garbage along the banks of the Bagmati River, a waterway central to Hindu life. The Bagmati winds through Kathmandu, a city of more than one million. With local landfills at capacity, the government allowed dumping along the river`s banks. The waste piles were in groundwater recharge areas and threatened to contaminate Kathmandu`s water supply.
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