Kathmandu Valley Mayors' Forum to Collaborate with Government on Waste Management Study

Kathmandu. The Valley Mayors' Forum is set to collaborate with the Nepal government to study the scientific and sustainable management of waste generated in the Kathmandu Valley.

The Waste Management Study and Coordination Committee has announced that it will work with the government for the study of waste management methods and technologies, as well as for coordination, facilitation, and collective management among all local levels as needed.

The 13th meeting of the Forum, held under the chairmanship of Forum President and Lalitpur Metropolitan City Mayor Chiribabu Maharjan in Kathmandu, decided to formulate a master plan by enacting laws concerning bicycle lanes from Godawari to Budhanilkantha, and to collaborate with the government for infrastructure construction and operation.

There are many tasks requiring collaboration and coordination for the integrated development of the valley to facilitate citizens' lives. The Forum's current focus is on these matters. After the meeting, Forum President Maharjan mentioned that the local levels of the valley are eager to collaborate with the Federal Government for the implementation of the Metro concept, stating that they are ready to construct and operate the infrastructure according to the Metro concept.

During the meeting, KMC Acting Chief Sunita Dangol stated that collaboration with the government is necessary for infrastructure construction using a suitable mode that aligns with the valley's geography, the originality of settlements, and socio-cultural practices when operating public transportation.

She added that a review of past studies is necessary to reach a concrete conclusion on which public transportation system studies conducted previously are appropriate. "The problems are borderless; results will emerge when we accept the coexistence of the valley's local levels and cooperate coordinately, rather than claiming ownership based on administrative boundaries," Dangol said.

President Maharjan informed that the analysis of the report on public transportation operation conducted previously in the valley and the appropriate format for the valley will be presented in the next meeting. Dangol stated that waste management, public transportation operation, drinking water distribution and river civilization conservation, food hygiene, disaster management, and mitigating the effects of climate change are borderless problems, and the Forum should be utilized to solve these issues.