Rajendra Prasad Bajpai, Chief of the Environment and Disaster Management Branch of the Rural Municipality, informed that around 60–65 industries are operating within the municipality, contributing to increased pollution. He emphasized the need for timely monitoring, raising public awareness, and promoting behavioral change.
Mohammad Jahir Shesh, Chairperson of the Human Rights Group, emphasized that the federal, provincial, and local governments need to allocate budgets to mitigate the impacts of climate change and that the state is responsible for ensuring environmental justice.
Social Development Coordinator Ram Achal praised the efforts of ‘Sunaualo Bihani’ for contributing to cleanliness campaigns and warned that environmental crises could threaten human existence in the future. He highlighted the need to seek solutions based on risk mapping and data.
Lokendra Singh, a representative from the Khajura Khurd Police Station, noted that problems such as floods, droughts, untimely rainfall, extreme heat, water scarcity, and declining agricultural production are increasing and stressed that long-term policy measures are needed to address them.
Similarly, Ganesh Thapa, Chairperson of ‘Sunaualo Bihani,’ stated that problems in waste management have arisen due to a lack of environmental research, weak implementation, and low public awareness. He emphasized that leaders at all levels of government and society must take environmental protection seriously.
