Bhairahawa, April 21 -- Garbage collection has been disrupted since Tuesday, after the Supreme Court issued an interim order prohibiting the dumping of waste along the banks of the Danda Khola in Siddharthanagar.

A joint bench of Justices Hari Prasad Phuyal and Shanti Singh Thapa on Friday issued the order in response to a writ petition filed by advocate Bibek Bakhrel and law student Anjali Silwal on March 30, seeking a halt to waste dumping, citing foul smell and pollution caused by unmanaged disposal.

They named the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Forests and Environment, the Department of Environment, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Environment of Lumbini Prov...