Trash barriers are being installed at a total of six locations, including Gokarna Barrage on the Bagmati River, Guhyeshwori, Tilganga Eye Hospital, Bagmati Manahara Intersection, UN Park, and Karmanasha Intersection on the Manohara River.
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The empowered Bagmati Civilization Integrated Development Committee under the Ministry of Urban Development has installed a trash barrier to collect floating waste in Kathmandu's rivers.
Currently, the installation of the truss barrier has been completed from Guhweshwori and is being carried out at 5 locations on the Bagmati River, namely Gokarna Barrage, Guhweshwori, Tilganga Eye Hospital, Bagmati Manahara Dobhan, UN Park and 1 location on the Karmanasha Dobhan of the Manohara River. A contract agreement worth Rs. 65 lakhs has been signed and the work of installing truss barriers is in full swing.
The truss barrier works to stop plastic, polythene, bottles, pieces of wood and other waste floating on the surface of the river and collect them in a specific place.
Since it has been found that a large amount of floating waste flows in rivers like Bagmati, Bishnumati, Manohara and Dhobi Khola in the Kathmandu Valley due to urbanization and unorganized waste management, installing truss barriers in such rivers can only remove waste without blocking the flow of the river. This helps in reducing river pollution.
The waste collected from the truss barrier can be removed regularly and classified, reused and managed safely. This is expected to reduce river pollution and contribute positively to the beauty of the river, the protection of aquatic life, and public health.
A structure with a rubber conveyor belt and floating parts will be installed to prevent floating plastic, polythene, bottles, and pieces of wood from floating on the river surface without obstructing the flow of the river, and the surface of the trash barrier will automatically rise and fall as the water level rises and falls.
