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Kirtipur : After a long exercise and coordination with local residents and stakeholders, Kirtipur, a historically significant location, is revived through the stopping of engine-equipped vehicles from Chitu Bihar up to Layeku, on the way to Umamaheswor Temple, is designated as a vehicle-free day every Saturday 3PM- till 7PM, to conserve native food, ancient lifestyles of the people, with traditional attire, activating local ancient games that could be played on open spaces, and wise use of them.
CIUD, in collaboration with Kirtipur Municipality, has coordinated with the Kirtipur Guide Association, local clubs, Ward level Citizen’s Networks, and women groups to revive authentic experiences, and this weekend to promote people in the prevention of plastic waste, consumption awareness, and a safe and clean collection system, so that it has a lower impact on the environment and improves people’s health.
The stalls of plastic-based handcraft creations such as from Blue Waste to Value, KleanIt Upcyclers, Neha Handicrafts, Home Net organizations, local women, and the enterprise Plastic Care, as well as displaying Deego Nepal’s alternatives to plastics.
The local youth’s efforts to revive local traditional music and dances, cultural events matched with local newari script creation, and traditional games played in open places made the event more vibrant and added impetus to the evening.
Mayor of Kirtipur, Krishna Man Dangol, expressing concern for the preservation of the locals’ pride efforts to revive tourism, guest houses, and delicacies, including cultural initiatives that might serve as an example for plastic waste reduction, making this a true identity of inhabitants to other municipalities. He congratulated the team for their efforts and expressed his desire to gradually expand the “plastic managed community” to other wards of Kirtipur.
More than 1000+ individuals attended the event, which included Kathmandu locals, foreign tourists, and event organizers’ invited guests. They learnt about the use of plastics, participated in a Treasure Hunt that required registration, and learned about the potential applications of recycling and upcycling plastics, as well as the need of not burning, burying, or throwing them away in the environment.
Mr. Nabin Bikash Maharjan, Executive Director of CIUD, explained the project and its implications for the overall value of plastics, which has led to the success of implementing a complete circular economy paradigm.
Nirjala Maharjan hosted the event, and Birendra Shaya, Vice Chairman of the Kirtipur Guide Association, delivered the welcome remarks. Local youth played traditional musical instruments, dances.
