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Community B ased Natural R esource M anagement in R atopul Area of Kathmandu. Presented by: Anjeet Chudal BDevS. Background. Prior to 1950, there were hardly any problem of waste management in the ratopul area and Kathmandu. Most of the waste was organic in nature and used as manure.
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Community Based Natural Resource Management in Ratopul Area of Kathmandu Presented by: AnjeetChudal BDevS
Background Prior to 1950, there were hardly any problem of waste management in the ratopul area and Kathmandu. • Most of the waste was organic in nature and used as manure. • System of dumping the wastes by the side of the river. • Gradually, increase in population, industrialization and urbanization lead to the increase in volume of waste. • Change in the nature of waste. • Lack of technical knowledge with existing polices limit.
Problems • change in life pattern leading to change in nature of waste. • Improper dumping of waste. • Lack of proper landfill sites and waste management technologies. • Production of hazardous waste. • Effect in the health of the people.
Environment Conservation Initiative (ECI) A non-profit organization in the area for the community based natural resource management. Objectives: • Waste management through local participation. • Re-use, re-cycle and composting of waste in ratopul area. • Public awareness program on environment conservation. • Environmental sanitations.
Waste collection process • Door to door waste collection • User fee program • Composting • Transporting the non degradable waste to the municipality land field site.
Special thanks to: • Environment conservation initiatives (ECI),Ratopul,gausala. • DhanprasadAcharya.(Chairman)