community b ased natural r esource m anagement in r atopul area of kathmandu

Community Based Natural Resource Management in Ratopul Area of

KathmanduPresented 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. 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.

Composition of Waste in percentage

According to ECI Survey

Organic-75.87

Plastic 10.56

Metal 5.17

Others 8.4

Waste collection process

Door to door waste collection

User fee programCompostingTransporting the non

degradable waste to the municipality land field site.

Separation of waste

Composting of waste

Public awareness programs

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Special thanks to:• Environment conservation initiatives

(ECI),Ratopul,gausala.• Dhan prasad Acharya.(Chairman)