Good news!

Good news! The strike by the rubbish collecting people has finally been called off! Apparently the government have met all demands of the people surrounding the rubbish dump:

• Health post in the village,
  
• Start the process of electrification for the area,
• Provide vacancies for 20 teachers at local schools within the next seven days.
  
• Provide Rs 1 million for the construction of a road,
  
• Send technical human resources to run a veterinary hospital,
• Formulate necessary laws relating to solid waste management.

So they weren't asking for much (?!!) ... I don't have a problem with the government sorting out these things for people living near the rubbish dump, but its like I have said before, giving in 100% to every group who protests is not a sustainable policy - well not here, where every group with any issue about anything seems to be protesting at the moment, and where the country is pretty much the poorest in the world outside of Africa, and therefore does not have infinite financial resources.

According to le newspaper over 4,200 tons of solid waste remains piled up in Kathmandu, officials said it could take at least one week to clear the city streets!!