Ban doesn’t stop waste burning in open in Valley

Kathmandu air quality has been worsening by the day, hitting unhealthy levels.

Last week, a sanitary worker at the head office of the Agriculture Development Bank Limited was caught while burning waste at the nearby Maitighar Mandala, a traffic island. The man was caught by none other than the chief of the environment department at the Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Sarita Rai, who was on her way to the office. Rai said she stopped her vehicle and asked the staffer to douse the fire immediately.