INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, APRIL 8The Nepali Army is to collect waste from Mt Everest, Mt Lhotse and
Mt Nuptse under the Clean Himalaya Campaign-2024 this year
The Army plans to collect 10 tonnes of waste and as many as five dead bodies from the mountains, the Army informed the media through news
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It said trained army personnel will collect trash from the Base Camp up to the Fourth
Camp on the Mt Everest.Director of the Clean Himalaya Campaign, Brigadier General Sanjaya Deuja said that 12 trained army persons will be
mobilized for this campaign
Of them, 10 will mobilize above the Base Camp while two will coordinate remaining in Namche.
Similarly, 18 Sherpas will be
mobilized for facilitating in the waste collection, it is stated
The leader of the Campaign, Major Aditya Karki said the waste would be collected up to a height of 8,000 metres on Mt Everest.The waste
collection drive would commence from April 11 and will run for 50 days
The campaign will conclude on June 5, 2024 on the day of the World Environment Day.
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