“Mountain Clean-up Campaign 2022” with the slogan of “An Endeavor to Save the Himalayas” formally concluded

Kathmandu: “Mountain Clean-up Campaign 2022” with the slogan of “An Endeavor to Save the Himalayas” has been formally concluded amid a ceremony at Army Headquarters on June 5, 2022.

The two-month Mountain Clean-up Campaign 2022, undertaken under the leadership of the Nepali Army and in the support of Sherpa mountaineers, formally concluded for this season on Sunday. Organising a special flag-in ceremony at the Nepali Army Headquarters on Sunday, four clean-up teams for four separate mountains (Mt. Everest, for Mt. Kanchanjunga, for Mt. Lhotse and for Mt. Manaslu) announced the end of this season’s clean-up campaign after collecting over 33.87 tonnes of mountain garbage.

Of the total collected wastes, 26,650 kg was non-biodegradable and the rest was biodegradable. The campaign had begun on April 5, 2022.