WORLD NEWS | Bhutan’s Paro drafts local ordinance to seek litter-free

thimpu [Bhutan]Feb 11 (ANI): Bhutan’s Paro Town District Waste Management Committee has drafted a charter to achieve its goal of becoming a waste-free district in the next few years, Bhutan Live reported.

According to The Bhutan Live, consultations and familiarization sessions on the draft charter were recently held with local leaders, agencies and district offices in the region. The charter will also be published for approval at the upcoming Duzongkhag Tshogd.

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Upon implementation of the bylaws, all Gewog offices will be required to construct waste collection facilities within their Gewog premises. Residents of Paro town will also be charged a minimum fee when dumping rubbish in garbage trucks. Likewise, garbage trucks will also be available after hours for the convenience of commuters.

The Waste Management Committee, chaired by Paro Dzongda, also includes officials from the Municipal Office, Gups and District Environmental Officers.

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Fees are being levied to encourage isolation and maintain the new system, according to the authorities.

Gyelpo Tshering, Wangchang Gup, a member of the Paro Waste Management Council, said the charter would encourage people to segregate at source and reduce waste sent to dumps.

“If we do this, recyclables can go to scrap dealers and compostables go where they specify. Then, it doesn’t overwhelm the dump. At the same time, when we enforce the bylaws, some money is needed to function and maintain, because we thought charging a fee would help,” Tshering said, as quoted by The Bhutan Live.

Bhutan Live recently reported that Bhutan is working to graduate from least developed country (LDC) status by June 2023.

To graduate, countries should follow a smooth transition strategy. Macroeconomic stability, product space diversification and disaster resilience are some of the parameters suggested to be included in Bhutan’s transformation strategy.

According to officials, the change in Bhutan’s status will not affect the country’s foreign aid support. The impact of graduation will be primarily reflected in three international supports for LDCs related to international trade, development cooperation (ODA) and contributions to UN system funding, support for travel to official conferences, scholarships and research grants measure (ISM).

According to The Bhutan Live, Bhutan is currently benefiting from LDC-specific preferential schemes granted by developed countries under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) scheme, which provides for tariff exceptions and duty-free and quota-free (DFQF) market access, such as with The EU and Japan markets are the same. (Arnie)

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