Industrial Effluent       Management of effluents from the industry is an important environmental issue in Biratnagar. Many industries are located upstream from the municipality. There are a total 18 types of industry with a total of 295 establishments in Morang district and most of them are located around Duhabi area which is located a few km upstream from Biratnagar. The Ministry of Industry and Ministry of Environment are mandated to regulate effluents from industrial sources. Industrial wastewater flowing into municipalities remain untreated, jeopardizing sanitation improvement. Urban environmental management guidelines are in the process of final approval by the Government. The Project Steering Committee will monitor the progress of enforcement of the guidelines. Implementation of the guidelines will be partially supported by the Project. Coordination with SEAM-N for effective industrial pollution control will be continued. During the environmental assessment in the Biratnagar area, it was reported that only three major industries have effluent treatment facilities whereas more than 59 industries have been identified as major polluting industries.15 However, two of them are not currently functioning. Due to high cost involved in waste water treatment and weak enforcement of Acts and Regulation, industries are not interested to develop treatment facility.  50. Monitoring of 11 industries located along Biratnagar-Itahari corridor shows that many industries complied with standards such as pH and temperature. However, serious parameters such as biological oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), and heavy metals were not met the standards prescribed by the government (Sharma, 2008).16 Another

Read More