Pokhara becomes ugly and stinking due to lack of garbage

. Pokhara—Roads, courtyards and public places in Pokhara have become foul and ugly due to lack of garbage management for a month. Garbage has not been collected since the last week of Poush after the temporary landfill site at Pokhara-32, Lameahal was full.

After the garbage started stinking in Lakeside and Main Roads, the metropolis dug a pit and buried some of the garbage in the Shantiban Garden on the banks of Seti.TAG_OPEN_p_9 But the problem persists as around two hundred tons of garbage is collected every day.

Dhanraj Acharya, mayor of Pokhara Metropolitan City, said, “The process is underway.TAG_OPEN_p_8 Management will be done as soon as possible. Until then, patience is requested. ”

Chief Administrative Officer of KMC, Mukti Ram Aryal, said that the locals were obstructing the search for a new landfill site.TAG_OPEN_p_7 Locals have been agitated over the construction of a waste treatment plant at Jhakri River in Pokhara-33.

Taranath Pahari, chairman of Pokhara Tourism Council, said that the lack of waste management has had a negative impact on the tourism sector.TAG_OPEN_p_6

According to the Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Pokhara generates around TAG_OPEN_p_5 two hundred tons of garbage every day.