Rule 23
Provisions Related To The Environmental Clearing And Waste Management
(1) For the purpose of managing the used goods
in rafting or waste produced from it, the waste has been classified
as follow :
(a) The waste to be destroyed (decomposed)
(b) The waste to be recycled
(2) The goods included in the classification pursuant to Subrule(1)
shall be as mentioned in Schedule-7.
(3) The license holder rafting entrepreneur shall take
(collect) the waste pursuant to clause (a) of Sub-rule(1) in a place
not belonging to the source of water (Panighat) or essential utility
(Sandhi Sarpan) and shall manage to burn, destroy or bury by
digging a pit in accordance to the nature of such good in the
presence of an official (office bearer) of Local Village
Development Committee or Municipality or an office bearer of
ward committee under such committee or municipality and if such
officer bearer has been unable to present then in the presence of at
least two member & river guide of the rafting team.
(4) The license holder rafting entrepreneur shall submit the
waste pursuant to clause (b) of Sub-rule(1), If the local
Municipality, Village Development Committee or Ward
Committee under such Municipality or Committee has desired to
manage by receiving (taking) it then to such Municipality, Village
Development Committee on Ward Committee and if such
Municipality or Village Development Committee or ward
committee has not desired to take then to the body or agency
prescribed (specified) by the Ministry, by bringing it in
Kathmandu.
(5) The Municipality or Village Development Committee or
Ward Committee which has to manage the waste by taking it may
take fee upto Five Thousand Rupees from such rafting
entrepreneur.
(6) If the rafting entrepreneur has not managed the waste
pursuant to these rules and the local Municipality, Village
Development Committee or Word Committee has managed or
made to be managed then depending on the nature of the good to
be managed the amount upto Five Thousand Rupees shall be
provided for such management to the concerned Municipality or
Village Development Committee or Ward Committee.
(7) If such amount pursuant such Rule(6) has not been
provided, then the Ministry shall provide the five thousand rupees
from the amount kept by such entrepreneur in the Ministry as bank
guarantee, to such Municipality, Village development Committee
or Ward Committee.
(8) If the amount has to be provided pursuant to Sub-rule (7)
then the rafting entrepreneur shall submit the amount equivalent to
the bank guarantee to the Ministry.
(9) The Ministry may operate the necessary programs to
maintain the environmental cleanness and ecosystem of the rivers
that has been opened for rafting, in joint efforts collaborating with
the concerned Municipality, Village Development Committee &
concerned agencies.