Lalitpur, Jan. 9 : The Ministry of Local Development has constituted a 29-member recommendation committee to forward suggestions in connection with the proposed Syuchatar landfill site, and selections and implementation of development and construction projects to be carried out in the nearby areas affected by the proposed landfill.

According to a press release issued by the Ministry today, on the committee are secretary at the Ministry Udayaraj Soti, Syuchatar VDC chairman Shyam Sundar Thapa, vice chairman Guna Bahadur Lama, Ramkot VDC chairman Mohan Giri, vice chairman Dhrubaraj Giri, Sitapaila VDC chairman Sudarshan Shahi Thakuri, vice chairman mohan Bahadur Basnet, Bhimdhunga VDC chairman Keshav Pokhrel and vice chairman Rameshwor Bhattarai.

Similarly, others on the committee are Bishwombhar lal Pradhan of solid waste management, general manager of the solid waste management and resource mobilisation centre Dr Kul Prasad Marhattha, joint secretary at the Ministry of Local development Khemraj Nepal, representatives of the Ministry of Works and Transport, the Finance Ministry and the National Planning Commission and Syuchatar VDC-8 chairman Nandahari Gautam.

Shyamkrishna Khadka, Sahadev Gautam, Sundar Pant, Rajkumar Bhandari, Ujwal Dawadi, Chandrashekhar Gautam, Bishnuhari Gautam, Bikramshahi Thakuri, Arun Manav, Dhrubraj Puri, Kamal Bahadur Khadka, Surya Narayan Shrestha and Rajendra Bhattarai.

The committee has called upon the national political parties in Kathmandu Constituency No. 6 to help it by forwarding suggestions on development and construction works to be carried out there.