Agreement with 6 municipalities of Morang and Ilam
What you should know
With the aim of making waste not a burden, but a resource, Koshi province has taken a historic step in sustainable waste management. The Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development has started a campaign to make the province clean, beautiful and healthy in agreement with six local levels of Morang and Ilam.
Rangeli, Sunvarshi, Kanepokhari, Dhanpalthan and Suryodaya Municipality and Rong Village of Ilam district are included in the agreement. Under the strategic partnership, the waste management of four municipalities of Morang will be done in Rangeli, while the waste processing of two municipalities of Elam will be concentrated in Suryoday. "The main objective of this partnership is to establish a sustainable and environment-friendly modern waste management system throughout the province," said Physical Infrastructure Development Minister Bhupendra Rai.
According to Article 57 of the Constitution of Nepal, the right to sanitation is entrusted to the local level. To make it a reality, Koshi province made a solid waste management policy in 2077. Minister Rai said that this agreement came as a concrete effort to put that policy into practice. The Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development will be the main implementer of this project.
The acting secretary of the ministry, Ramesh Shrestha, said that the ministry will prepare a detailed project report, assess the environmental impact, provide necessary technical support for the arrangement of the budget, and cooperate in infrastructure development. He said, "The state government will bear the cost of up to 5 crore rupees for one centre. The Swiss Contact project will support an additional Rs 2 crore. The remaining amount will be collected by the local level. '
' partner municipalities will play an active role in land management, public awareness raising, waste segregation, collection and primary processing. A joint working committee will be formed to facilitate the project, in which there will be representatives of each participating municipality. The
committee will review the progress of implementation, solve problems, and ensure the effectiveness of the project at the public level. According to the project, two main waste treatment centers and a landfill site will be constructed.
Rangeley Municipality Mayor Dilip Bagodia said that this integrated model of waste management prioritizes reuse, processing and safe disposal. "This is expected to bring revolutionary improvements in environmental hygiene and public health of the province", he said.
According to the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development, this project will start immediately. In the first phase, a detailed project report (DPR) will be prepared. Then the construction will proceed. The provincial government has already started the initial investment and the support of Swiss Contact will speed up the project.
'This partnership is expected to become a new example of sustainable development in Koshi Province, from the point of view of seeing waste not as a problem, but as a possibility,' said Bhumi Prasad Rajwanshi, Minister of State for Physical Infrastructure Development.
