Kavrepalanchowk, Sept 7 . Mayor of Namobuddha municipality Tanka Prasad Timalsena was honoured at programme ogranised here on Friday. He was honoured for his campaign to remove polluting brick kilns from his municipality.
Honouring Mayor Timalsena, 45 social organisations and the locals announced solidarity with development works associated with improvement in the living standard of the people. “Mayor Timalsena has taken up the courage to clean the environment, hence he deserves special thanks,” said chair of National Peasants Group Uddav Prasad Humagain.
The municipality administration had brought down eight brick kilns using an excavator crane in Bhakunde area last week.
On the occasion, Mayor Timalsena said the polluting brick kilns had been an obstacle to development in the municipality. “Immediately after the dismantling of the brick kilns we have received proposals for development project worth millions,” he said.
