December 27, 2001

KATHMANDU: Government has constituted a four member committee to recommend another suitable site for the Himal Cement Factory located at Chobar, an announcement said Thursday.

The committee is headed by Director General of the Department of Mines and Geology Nandaram Staphit. The committee should report to government in one month after beginning work. The committee has been empowered to study the condition of the Hetauda Cement Factory as well.

The Himal Cement Factory was a gift of the German government to Nepal and is polluting Kathmandu Valley’s air.