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KMC halts waste collection as rain damages Bancharedanda landfill road

Kathmandu residents have been asked to keep household waste at home until rainfall eases and conditions at the landfill site return to normal.

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News card: KMC halts waste collection as rain damages Bancharedanda landfill road. Category: kathmandu. Source: The Rising Nepal.

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  • Kathmandu Metropolitan City has halted waste transport and disposal after rain damaged the road to Bancharedanda
  • Residents asked not to put out household waste or dump it on roads, in rivers, drains or open spaces
  • Waste vehicles stranded after a landslide blocked the road, says KMC environment chief Pushkar Bhattarai

Heavy rainfall has disrupted waste collection and disposal in Kathmandu, with muddy water flowing at the Bancharedanda landfill site. In a notice issued on Friday, 26 September 2026, Kathmandu Metropolitan City said the transport and disposal of waste had been stopped because the roads leading to the landfill had deteriorated. The metropolis has asked residents not to put out household waste for the time being. It has also requested households and businesses not to leave rubbish from their homes, shops or compounds on roads, at junctions, in public places, rivers, drains or open spaces. Collection and transport will resume once the rain subsides and the landfill site returns to normal, KMC said. Pushkar Bhattarai, chief of the Environment Management Division at KMC, said waste-carrying vehicles had been left stranded along the route after a landslide blocked the road, adding to the disruption of waste disposal in the Valley. Bancharedanda lies on the border of Nuwakot and Dhading districts and is the main landfill site for waste generated in the Kathmandu Valley.

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