The Nepali Army has announced its participation in the Clean Himalaya Campaign-2024, aiming to gather waste from Mt Everest, Mt Lhotse, and Mt Nuptse this year. During a news conference held on Sunday, the Army revealed its plan to collect 10 tonnes of waste along with up to five deceased individuals from the mountains.
- The Nepali Army is leading the Clean Himalaya Campaign-2024, aiming to collect waste from Mt Everest, Mt Lhotse, and Mt Nuptse this year.
- The goal is to gather 10 tonnes of waste and retrieve up to five deceased individuals from the mountains, as announced during a media briefing by the Army.
- Trained army personnel will be responsible for collecting trash from the Base Camp up to the Fourth Camp on Mt Everest.
- Brigadier General Sanjaya Deuja, Director of the Clean Himalaya Campaign, disclosed that 12 trained army personnel will participate, with 10 mobilized above the Base Camp and two coordinating from Namche.
- Additionally, 18 Sherpas will aid in facilitating the waste collection process.
- Major Aditya Karki, the campaign leader, specified that waste collection efforts will extend up to a height of 8,000 meters on Mt Everest.
- The waste collection operation is scheduled to commence on April 11 and will continue for 50 days, concluding on June 5, 2024, coinciding with World Environment Day.
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