The dumping of garbage on the banks of the Khela River not only affected the environment, but also affected both ordinary people and tourists traveling through the Butwal-Belahiya section.
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Garbage collection has been affected since Tuesday after the Supreme Court issued an interim order not to dump garbage on the banks of Danda Khola in Siddharthnagar. The dumping of garbage on the banks of Khola affected the environment and affected the general public and tourists traveling through the Butwal-Belhiya section.
Residents of Darkhaswa had been protesting, saying that the foul smell was disturbing the living environment inside their homes. A joint bench of Supreme Court Justice Hari Prasad Phuyal and Shantisingh Thapa had issued an interim order on Friday not to dump garbage in the Danda Khola area. Advocate Vivek Bakhrel and law student Anjali Silwal had filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court on March 16, demanding a ban on dumping of garbage as uncontrolled garbage was causing foul smell and pollution.
They had filed a writ petition against the Prime Minister's Office, the Ministry of Forests and Environment, the Department of Environment, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Lumbini Province Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Environment, and the Siddharthanagar Municipality. The garbage was dumped near the Khanda Khola Bridge between Devkota Chowk in Bhairahawa and the Nepal-India border at Belhiya, making it impossible to walk.
On Chaitra 17, while conducting a preliminary hearing on the writ petition, Judge Balkrishna Dhakal had ordered a show cause order in the name of the defendant and called for a discussion for an interim order. Such an interim order was issued after the discussion. The municipality had been requesting the locals to separate biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste for a month to solve the garbage problem. For that, letters were sent to business and social organizations in the city area.
On Tuesday morning, the municipality issued a notice through social media, asking residents to separate the waste generated from their homes or businesses into biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste and collect it in sacks or plastic bags and manage it themselves until further notice. Concerns have been raised about the accumulation of waste at home due to the inability to dispose of it.
The Rupandehi Hotel and Restaurant Business Association also issued a notice on Monday, requesting its affiliated establishments to collect and manage waste safely within the hotel premises. The organization's president, Rajesh Mahotra, issued a press release asking them to separate biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste and manage it. 'We request you to be sensitive to environmental cleanliness and health standards,' the statement said. 'We are requesting all businessmen to cooperate as initiatives are being taken to solve the problem of waste management soon.'
Tourists from India were the most affected by the waste dumped in the Danda River. One has to hold one's nose while crossing the Danda Khola bridge. Chief Administrative Officer of Siddharthanagar Municipality Janak Thapa said that discussions had begun on alternative waste management measures even before the Supreme Court's order.
A meeting of people's representatives is scheduled to be held in the municipality on Tuesday on this issue. 'As an alternative to Danda Khola, the municipality is discussing the issue of finding its own land for waste management,' he said, 'All wards are also ready for this.' He said that the residents are being requested to separate biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste at home to reduce waste emissions. 'After the court's order, we were forced to find an alternative quickly,' he said.
