Population Growth and Environmental Degradation in Kathmandu Metropolitan City

Abstract

Population and environment cannot be discussed in isolation as they are interrelated parts of the society as the two sides of same coin. The study concluded that environmental realm does not exist separate from the human actions. Uncontrolled growing populations are consuming more resources and mores waste is being generated day by day. The major issue in the KMC is to manage the waste generated as there is lack of solid waste dumping site and the valley is like a bowl. Impacts of pollution in one place in the valley do not take time to spread up within valley causing the valley population to suffer from the pollution. With the pace of time, the environment of KMC is deteriorating day by day which ultimately harm the population. The more the population the more will be resource consumption and the more waste will be generated. The growing number of vehicles and road condition in the valley are causing more air pollution. Water supply is not sufficient for the increased population and solid waste collection and management is not effective and regular due to the lack of dumping site. The lack of waste treatment and collection the situation of clean, green, safe KMC is turning to dirty, dark municipality. Appropriate policy and urgent attention is needed to address the environmental situation of the KMC to control further deterioration of the environment of KMC. It's time to act now tomorrow can be too late, so urgent and strict rule and regulation is required to control the environmental condition of KMC.