April 14, Kathmandu- Mountains of high environmental importance, which are a source of water for the lower castes and a source of livelihood for the surrounding people, are in trouble due to human activities.
Not only the world's highest peak, Mount Everest, but all the mountains where the climb is open, the amount of garbage is increasing. However, experts say that the lack of adequate initiatives to recycle waste has seriously affected the ecological condition of the mountains and the livelihoods of the people living in the area.
The Clean Mountain Campaign has been running since 2019 BS with the support of the Ministry of Forest and Environment and the coordination of the National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuary Directorate under the Nepal Army in the face of increasing snowfall and garbage in the mountains due to the impact of climate change.
Due to the epidemic of coronavirus, the campaign did not start in 2020. But this year, a clean mountain campaign is being carried out with the aim of bringing at least 35 tons of garbage from Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Amadablum, Lotse, and Pumari mountains including Everest. 43 specially trained Nepal Army personnel and 69 service provider peak promotion Sherpas have been deployed in this work since Thursday.
Chief of Army Staff Purnachandra Thapa handed over the flag to the leaders of the team to be deployed in the Safa Himal campaign on Tuesday. In this regard, we have prepared a video material by talking to Aditya Karki, the team leader of Safa Himal Abhiyan 2021.