Nepal Army will launch a campaign to collect garbage from Mount Everest
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Nepal Army will launch a campaign to collect garbage from Mount Everest.
Nepal Army will collect around 10 tonnes of garbage and five bodies lying at Mt. Everest as part of the Mountain Cleaning Campaign 2024.
A 12-member team led by Maj. Aditya Karki will start their journey from the base camp on April 14.
This team will bring the garbage from Mt. Everest, Mt. Lhotse and Mt. Nuptse.
An 18-member Sherpa team will assist the army in its cleaning expedition. This campaign will be flagged off by Nepal Army Chief Gen. Prabhuram Sharma.
The Biodegradable waste will be brought to Namche Bazaar below the base camp and handed to the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) for proper treatment.
This campaign of the Nepal Army will be launched along with the Ministry of Forest and Environment, the Tourism Department and the Nepal Mountaineers Association for the Everest region’s cleaning campaign.
Plastic garbage has become a major threat in Himalayan regions. The age of degradation of plastic is more than 400 years.
