Kathmandu, March 20 -- The Environment Department of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has decided to task private companies with collecting, segregating, and disposing of household waste generated in the metropolis.

For this, the department has signed agreements with multiple private companies.

"All legal procedures to hand over the responsibility of household waste collection have been completed, and agreement papers have been signed," said Sarita Rai, chief of the department. "Private companies have yet to start collecting waste due to our inability to set up all the required waste transfer stations."

Under the agreement, the city office will construct six additional waste transfer stations in various locations of the metropolis...