National

New rule allows crusher plants even closer to rivers, forests and villages

Experts say such policies will damage environment. Questions arise at whose behest the new standards were brought.New rule allows crusher plants even closer to rivers, forests and villages
This March 2019 photo shows illegally-operating crusher plants at Nallu in Lele of southern Lalitpur. The government last month eased several restrictions on the crusher industry to allow crusher plants to be set up closer to forests, human settlements, rivers, highways, religious, cultural and archaeological sites and transmission lines than ever before. Keshav Thapa/TKP
bookmark
Prithvi Man Shrestha
Published at : June 21, 2022
Updated at : June 21, 2022 06:50
Kathmandu

Prithvi Man Shrestha

Prithvi Man Shrestha was a political reporter for The Kathmandu Post, covering the governance-related issues including corruption and irregularities in the government machinery. Before joining The Kathmandu Post in 2009, he worked at nepalnews.com and Rising Nepal primarily covering the issues of political and economic affairs for three years.


×
Top