Locals have stopped the Kathmandu Metropolitan City from dumping garbage at Bancharedanda once again.

Earlier on Monday, the government and the representatives of the garbage dumping area had reached an agreement to resume collection of garbage from today.

Representatives of the Ministry of Urban Development, Kathmandu Metropolis, Kakani Nuwakot Rural Municipality and Dhunebesi Municipality of Dhading on Monday had reached an agreement to resume collection of garbage from Tuesday.

The locals, however, said that they would not allow the garbage carrying vehicles to enter the dumping site until their demands are met.

Project Director of the Ministry of Urban Development Rabindra Bohara, Chief Administrative Officer of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City Loknath Paudel, Chief Administrative Officer of Dhunebesi Municipality Haridutta Kandel and Chief Administrative Officer of Kakani Rural Municipality Geeta Kumari Sharma had signed the agreement in the meeting.