In Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Municipality, Chief Tirtharaj Bhattarai has warned that he will go on hunger strike again if the agreement with the government is not fulfilled.

In a press conference on Friday, they announced that they would go on a hunger strike again if the 16 points mentioned in the memorandum of understanding, including the promotion of bamboo products, were not fulfilled.

Bhattarai mentioned that Forest and Environment Minister Ain Bahadur Shahi and Health Minister Pradeep Paudel broke their fast by feeding them Dubo, Tulsa and mango leaf juice and expressed confidence that the points mentioned in the memorandum of understanding will be fulfilled to the letter.

"We hope and believe that the points mentioned in the memorandum of understanding will be fulfilled," Bhattarai said, "If not fulfilled, I will go on hunger strike again." According to Bhattarai, the memorandum of understanding states that the bamboo building code and policy will be finalized by the Ministry of Urban Development and approved and implemented within 45 days.

Similarly, the Ministry of Urban Development will conduct a capacity building program for local technicians from the current fiscal year, the Ministry of Forestry and Environment will request all provincial governments and local levels to promote multi-purpose bamboo for the improvement of rural economy and livelihood, and the Ministry of Forestry and Environment will conduct a national housing campaign with multifaceted programs nationwide from next year. 

Similarly, the Ministry of Forestry and Environment will prepare a technical manual to develop Khotang as the capital of Baas and develop it as a bamboo study and promotion area, plant bamboo and other fast-growing and Aymulak Raithane tree species and promote greenery. It is mentioned that effective and result-oriented implementation will be carried out in the coordination and cooperation of related agencies by involving the level as well. 

Since Nepal is very sensitive to climate-related risks, the government has been raising its voice in important world and regional forums regarding climate justice. It is mentioned that in the future, Nepal will complete all the procedures necessary to benefit from carbon trading and ensure that all its stakeholders receive a dividend statement from carbon trading based on contributions.

In terms of reducing plastic pollution, the concept of refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, and recover to reduce plastic pollution in accordance with the principle that polluters are responsible for discouraging plastic packaging and lead waste, in coordination with the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supply, the Ministry of Finance, local government, experts and stakeholders, in the lead of the Ministry of Forestry and Environment, forest slopes, dry stands and other It has been mentioned that the Ministry of Forestry and Environment will study and implement within 6 months to facilitate the collection, utilization and domestic supply of usable wood.

In the memorandum of understanding, it is mentioned that development projects or construction of physical structures will be strictly controlled without environmental studies, environmental studies will be carried out according to the rules, and environmental reports will be implemented by correspondence with the environmental department and provincial ministries for effective monitoring.

Similarly, it is mentioned that bamboo, indigenous wood or indigenous goods or materials produced in Nepal should be purchased, in the first phase all agencies under the Ministry of Forestry and Environment should implement the guidelines approved by the Government of Nepal to increase the purchase and use of indigenous goods with priority, and implement the relief distribution guidelines for damage caused by wildlife 2080 in a more simple, easy and transparent and effective manner.