Trash barriers installed to collect floating waste in Bagmati

By TRN Online, Kathmandu, Dec. 21: The High Powered Committee for Integrated Development of the Bagmati Civilization under the Ministry of Urban Development has installed trash barriers to collect floating waste in the rivers of Kathmandu.

At present, installation has been completed at Guhesori as per the contract agreement is worth Rs 65 million.

Trash barriers are being installed at six locations, five along the Bagmati River at Gokarna Barrage, Guhyeswari, Tilganga Eye Hospital area, Bagmati- Manohara confluence, UN Park and one at the Karmanasha confluence of the Manohara River. Working at these sites is progressing rapidly.

The trash barriers are designed to stop floating waste such as plastics, polythene bags, bottles and pieces of wood on the river surface and collect them at a designated point.

Due to rapid urbanization and unmanaged waste disposal, large amounts of floating waste have been found flowing in rivers such as the Bagmati, Bishnumati, Manohara and Dhobikhola in the Kathmandu Valley.

Installing trash barriers in these rivers makes it possible to remove waste without obstructing the natural flow of water, thereby assisting in reducing river pollution.

The waste collected through the trash barriers can be regularly removed and managed through segregation, reuse and safe disposal.

This initiative is expected to contribute not only to reducing river pollution but also to enhancing river aesthetics, conserving aquatic life and improving public health.