KATHMANDU: Disposal of waste from the Kathmandu Valley has been halted at Bancharedanda Landfill Site after local residents obstructed garbage trucks on Thursday.
Residents of the Bancharedanda area stopped vehicles carrying waste from Kathmandu Metropolitan City, protesting that previous agreements made with the metropolis and the Ministry of Urban Development Nepal have not been implemented.
Local resident Niranjan Sanjel said garbage trucks arriving from Kathmandu were turned back as locals insisted that waste would not be allowed at the landfill site until past agreements are fulfilled.
“We have suffered due to repeated unfulfilled agreements. The obstruction will continue until our demands are met,” Sanjel said.
Earlier, the blockade on waste disposal had been lifted on November 2, 2025, after then Urban Development Minister Kulman Ghising pledged to implement previous agreements.
Affected residents from wards 1, 2, and 3 of Kakani Rural Municipality as well as wards 1, 3, and 4 of Dhunibeshi Municipality have been staging the protest by blocking the road at the Dhade area along the border of the two districts.
Local representatives and political leaders from Kakani, Belkotgadhi Municipality and Dhunibeshi have also expressed support for the protesting residents.
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