Valley
Interim order to control dust pollution inside valley
The Supreme Court (SC) has issued an interim order to adopt measures to control dust pollution caused by water pipeline installation underway in different parts of Kathmandu Valley.The Supreme Court (SC) has issued an interim order to adopt measures to control dust pollution caused by water pipeline installation underway in different parts of Kathmandu Valley.
Responding to a petition filed by Advocate Padam Bahadur Shrestha, a single bench of Justice Anand Mohan Bhattarai on Monday issued the order in the names of Melamchi Drinking Water Supply Project (MDWSP), Department of Roads, Kathmandu Valley Town Development Authority, and Kathmandu Metropolitan City.
Noting that the ongoing pipeline installation, under the MDWSP, was responsible for deteriorating air quality inside the Valley, the petitiner had appealed the court to direct the concerned authorities to move ahead with the work only after employing the measures to mitigate dust pollution.