Banchare Danda landfill information

Banchare Danda landfill is an under construction sanitary landfill site to dispose the solid waste of Kathmandu Valley. It will be used as permanent disposal site after closure of Sisdol landfill. Banchare Danda lies about 27 km from Kathmandu and approximately 1.9 km west of existing Sisdole landfill. The Banchare Danda landfill was identified during 2007.^[1] The actual construction started in 2019 using 1792 Ropanis of land in Nuwakot and Dhading districts based on the cabinet decision on 3 December 2018 to implement the Integrated Solid Waste Management Project. The landfill site has capacity of about three million cubic metres consisting of two cells.^[2] The Cell-1 of the dumping site was ready for use in September 2021 while other parts remains under construction.^[3]

^ Sigdel, Abinashi; Koo, Jakon (2012). "Solid Waste Management of Nepalese Municipalities". Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment. 21 (6): 951–964. doi:10.14249/eia.2012.21.6.951. ISSN 1225-7184. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
^ Service, Himalayan News (2022-03-07). "Govt sets new deadline for completion of Banchare Danda landfill site, yet again". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
^ "Sisdole locals say they won't allow garbage at Banchare Danda until their demands are met". Retrieved 2022-06-10.

[1] Sigdel, Abinashi; Koo, Jakon (2012). "Solid Waste Management of Nepalese Municipalities". Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment. 21 (6): 951–964. doi:10.14249/eia.2012.21.6.951. ISSN 1225-7184. Retrieved 2022-06-10.

[tht01-2] Service, Himalayan News (2022-03-07). "Govt sets new deadline for completion of Banchare Danda landfill site, yet again". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2022-06-10.

[kp01-3] "Sisdole locals say they won't allow garbage at Banchare Danda until their demands are met". Retrieved 2022-06-10.