The Nepal Weekly 
May 16, 2023
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has said the government is moving ahead with determination to manage all types of waste.
During a waste management related meeting organised at the Prime Minister’s Office and Council of Ministers at Singha Durbar on Friday, Prime Minister Dahal opined that waste management is important for the healthy life and beauty of cities.
He further said even the dirt in government and political sectors would be wiped out. “We are discussing waste management. It is our priority to manage waste generated in the Kathmandu Valley alone, but also of the entire country. Saying long-term solution of garbage in a traditional way is not possible, he expressed the view that waste could be converted into income through utilising modern technologies.
The Prime Minister said waste should not be taken as the problem, it should be taken as a viable source of energy and fertiliser as well which create employment and income opportunities. So that technology-friendly plans are necessary for the same to implement and achieve.
“Meetings of different committees related to waste management would be held and we will sit again after 10 days. Then we will take decisions keeping in view the long-term impact on waste management”, the PM stressed.
On the occasion, representatives of the government, landfill site and stakeholders expressed their views regarding long-term measures of waste management.
Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Minister for Physical Infrastructures and Transport Prakash J wala; Minister for Health and Population, Mohan Bahadur Basnet; Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration, Aman Lal Modi; Minister for Urban Development Sita Gurung; Chief Minister of Bagmati Province, Shalikram Jammakattel; members of House of Representatives from Nuwakot district, Hit Bahadur Tamang, Mayor of Lalitpur Metropolitan City, Chiri Babu Maharjan, secretaries of the Government of Nepal, among others were present in the meeting.
