These new rates pertain to Kesharmahal, Hanuman Dhoka, Thamel, Ason, Bir Hospital, Old Buspark, Bhadrakali, Putalisadak and Bag Bazaar. In addition, it is to be noted that the lands in Maitighar, Hattisar, Kantipath, Durbarmarg, and Kamaladi will be sold at the new rates. With this decision, the land on the roadway connecting Putalisadak-Bag Bazaar-Ratna Park is worth Rs 4 million per aana. These new rates are enacted as per the Finance Act 2021.

The KMC has also revised the land tax rates. As per the taxation rates, a piece of land valued at NPR 10 million will be taxed at a rate of 0.010 percent.

Also, as per this new tax rate, landowners will have to pay more taxes. The owner of land with the price up to NPR 10 million per aana will have to shell out NPR 1,000 per annum as land tax. The land tax is steeper for landowners owning lands worth NPR 100 million per aana as they have to pay a land tax of Rs 174,500 in tax per annum.

The tax rate has been hiked to 0.6 percent. This hike applies to lands that are worth more than NPR 100 million per aana.

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Last fiscal the City had allocated a budget of 16.42 billion.

KMC Deputy Mayor Hari Prabha Khadgi today presented the budget at the 9^th Municipal Assembly with the slogan ‘Cultural City, Kathmandu Metropolitan City.’

This year, the budget has been categorized into five sections, as follows:

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Uncertainty loomed over the families in the metropolis due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Families living in rented houses exclaimed that they were on the verge of being evicted by their landlords as they could not afford to pay the monthly rents.

According to the Survey Findings

• 29% were reeling under stress
• 81% were unable to pay rents and meet daily expenses
• 56% took loans to meet the daily expense
• Over 11% were planning to return to their home districts
• 45% were confident of finding a job as per their skill and qualification
• 7% reported that the COVID-19 had fully impacted their income
• 3% said their income had decreased by more than half
• 20% said there was a minor impact on their income

According to the KMC, the Urban Planning Commission conducted the survey to analyze the impact of COVID-19 on the general public and informal sector workers.

The Commission surveyed as many as 626 respondents (35.7% females and 64.3% males) aged above 18 years from all 32 wards of KMC in May and June.

In view of the ongoing crisis, the KMC has decided to exempt all businesses from the penalty on tax dues for FY 2019/20.

The KMC has also proposed to grant 75% exemption to hotels and resorts on property tax for FY 2020/21, on the condition that they settle the applicable tax of last fiscal.

Moreover, the house owners, who offer at least one-month rent waiver to tenants, will enjoy a 10% exemption on annual rental tax for fiscal 2020/21.

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What’s so special about these solar dustbins?

These dustbins not only hold waste but also charge their phones! Surprised? There’s more!

According to the installation company, these trash containers have their own LED indicators to show temperature and pollution.

The dustbins are being put at several locations since November 25, 2018, of which 10 have been placed in major roads of the city until November 27, 2018.

We are planning to install these dustbins in major city roads so that pedestrians can throw solid waste there.  This is expected to greatly control pollution and keep the city clean, said Gyanendra Karki, KMC Spokesperson.

“The dustbin will not only be used to collect waste but also for other purposes like advertising and providing information to the general public,” adds Karki.

Each dustbin is priced at NPR 60,000!

The smart dustbins have been purchased on a public-private partnership model. KMC will generate revenue through advertising.

The smart solar dustbins have already been placed in Bhadrakali, Baneshwar, Maitighar, Thapathali and Sinamangal. We will place them in other parts as well in the next 15 days, said Sailesh Raj Kunwar, the installation company Krishna Suppliers Director.

These dustbins are being installed in the night to avoid disruption of vehicular movement and are firmly rooted in roads reducing the chances of robbery.

KMC to Take Action Against Inappropriate Garbage Disposal
Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) decided to deal strictly with people throwing garbage inappropriately in the metropolis.

According to KMCs recent notice, the guilty will be imprisoned for up to three months or will pay a fine up to NPR 100,000 or both, as mandated in the Solid Waste Management Act 2011.

KMC already issued a circular on the same to the metropolitan’s inhabitants to make them aware of the rules and follow them.

Sources at KMC said that the circular was distributed with the aim to make the capital city clean and beautiful.

“The desire to make the metropolis clean and beautiful can be realized only if the citizens follow rules and regulations properly,” said KMC Spokesperson Gyanendra Karki.

Citizens can give a complaint against lawbreakers on KMC’s toll-free number 1180.

KMS officials informed that the persons committing such crimes will first be given warning. If they continue the practice after the first warning, they will be punished according to the law.

KMC Environment Division Chief Hari Bahadur Kunwar said that as part of the campaign they have sent the notice to the government offices, campuses and schools.

“Those who do not follow the rules have to pay fine or get punishment based on the severity of their crime,” he said.

Officials have also ordered public vehicles plying the capital’s streets to put dustbins in places to collect trash.

Sticking of advertisements on walls is also restricted besides street vendors standing on the road side.

Background
Kathmandu Valley’s waste management became an increasing concern since May 2018. The region is worst effected during monsoons.

The road to the Sisdole landfill in Nuwakot gets blocked and trucks are unable to dispose municipal solid waste collected from across the valley.

The landfill is exhausted of space and Kunwar informed that they are in search of an alternative landfill site.

Moreover, dump lying on the roadsides releases an awful stench which is unbearable to passersby and residents, alike.

Experts say residents were also likely to burn garbage openly besides dumping trash, adding to the already severe state of air quality.

“Most of the time, we are only concerned about vehicular emissions, industries and brick kilns. But we tend to forget the intensity of open burning [of waste] and its harmful impacts on public health,” said Bhupendra Das, a PhD Scholar with the Central Department of Environmental Science, Tribhuvan University.

Hope this step will curb KMC’s garbage crisis to a considerable extent.

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The KMC made an announcement regarding the initiative during the Traffic Police Conference on ‘Road Civic Sense and Minimization of Accident’ held in Kathmandu.

Kathmandu officials are gearing up to conduct a feasibility study for the given project. It will work in close collaboration with the Metropolitan Traffic Police Division (MTPD) to put the plan into action.

“We are in talks with the Metropolitan Traffic Police Division to introduce this new system as early possible. We are also working towards managing the city bus stops,” said Yadav Prasad Koirala, KMC Chief Administrative Officer.

KMC officials say installing GPS devices for public transport will help the control room track their location and fix their arrival time at a bus stop before sending the information back to the digital boards installed at the bus stop.

 “The plan may take some time, but we are sure it will help us manage traffic jams effectively. Commuters can reach their destinations on time once we make transition into the proposed system to handle the traffic inside the Valley,” said Yadav Prasad Koirala.

When the system is in place, passengers will save ‘waiting time’ at bus stops where they don’t know when their bus is next arriving.

This is the latest addition to the list of initiatives taken by Kathmandu city in the past. Here are some earlier measures they have take in terms of road traffic and other road safety measures:

• June 1, 2018: The Metropolitan Traffic Police Division (MTPD) asked all types of public vehicles in the Kathmandu Valley to keep their registration number inside their vehicles for the convenience of passengers. Lately, the toll of passengers leaving their belongings in these public vehicles has increased leading to the initiation of this provision.

• June 13, 2018: At a workshop on ‘Open data for policy formulation, decision making and citizen-government partnership to improve air quality’ speakers urged the local government and key persons to take the responsibility of educating people through data about air pollution.  The program that co-organized by Clean Energy Nepal and the US Embassy in Nepal was graced by Bidya Sundar Shakya, Mayor of KMC who in his address motivated everyone to maintain the air and environment clean, “We are planning to introduce electric mass transit – Monorail which will aid in reducing the traffic congestion and also significantly reduce air pollution level in Kathmandu Valley”

• June 17, 2018: In a major attempt at curbing traffic congestion among other major issues, Janardan Sharma Minister for Home Affairs instructed Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Department of Roads, Department of Transport Management, Metropolitan Traffic Police Division, Nepal Police, Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited, Nepal Telecom, Nepal Electricity Authority and other important bodies to create and submit a blueprint for traffic management with a span of three days. He also emphasized on the installation of traffic lights in at least 200 places and intersections in the valley, construction of overhead bridges and marking over 800 zebra-crossings in the valley within 15 days.

Many similar initiatives have begin to place Kathmandu as an ‘example-setter’ to all other cities across the world. It has proved that the city does not just talk about implementing initiatives but believes in bringing about change by putting their plans into practice. We hope that the KMC along with other organization and support from the public will continue to bring many such initiatives into practice.

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