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Community Infrastructure preservation project,
Location: Kathmandu Metropolitan city, Nepal
Successful Completion of Chiuri Alley
Conservation: February- April 2004 |
As the first phase of the "Clean Gyaneswar Project", WATO selected the alley conservation and beautification of
Chiuri Galli (Chiuri Alley), an alley which is located in an important place connecting Gyaneswor with other neighborhoods.
The alley had virtually become a garbage dumping site and a heaven for drug users and looters, and very much avoided by people.
With local support and support from the concerned authorities, WATO's
initiative to address locality's problem
through its Eco friendly environment
project , the alley was successfully
cleaned, and a new road with paved
stones and a well maintained drainage
system, streetlights, along with painted
side walls and green grass and plants on
both sides of the alley have brought it
back into use, at the same time
discouraging drug users and looters.
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The 149 sq
meters of road is now pollution free and
widely popular among pedestrians and
WATO has received a lot of encouraging
support from the Gyaneshwor community to carry on with its efforts to address similar pollution problems in the surrounding localities through
eco-friendly projects.
At the same time, WATO has convinced the Gyaneshwor community to come forward and be involved in community development programs that
WATO initiates. As part of the Maintenance & Follow up Phases, WATO is working in cooperation with "ward
office 33", to collect solid waste and sweep
the alley twice a week. |
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Galaxy Public School |
40,000 NRS |
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Ward No 33 - Municipality Office, Gyaneswor |
26,000 NRS |
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Er. Nirmal Kumar Tandukar |
6000 NRS |
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Prof. Sarada Koirala |
6000 NRS |
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Mr. Rajan Mainali |
3000 NRS |
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Mr. Umesh Pandey |
2000 NRS |
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Col. Bobby Khatri |
1000 NRS |
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Mr. Prakash Pandey |
1000 NRS |
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Mrs Sneha Prabha Aryal |
1000 NRS |
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Mr. Kalyan Devkota |
500 NRS |
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Mr. Amar Nath Upreti |
500 NRS |
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Brig Gen Durga Nath Aryal |
500 NRS |
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Mr. Rajesh Shrestha |
500 NRS |
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Mr. Padam Bahadur Rawal |
500 NRS |
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Mr. Chiranjivi Sharma |
500 NRS |
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Mr. Kedar Khadki |
200 NRS |
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Mr. Prakash Baisnya |
200 NRS |
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Mr. Samvu Podyal |
200 NRS |
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Mr. Krishna |
100 NRS |
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Mr. Surendra Shrestha |
50 NRS |
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Ms Amita Bajracharya |
25 NRS |
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Mr Mathura Bajracharya |
25 NRS |
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Why Chiuri Alley? (Community infrastructure
conservation/ preservation) |
As the first phase of the
"Clean Gyaneshwor Project", WATO selected the
alley construction and beautification of Chiuri
Galli (Chiuri Alley), one of the several alleys
in Gyaneshwor community. The alley is an
important route connecting Gyaneshwor to Mati
Devi and Dilli Bazaar and is thus used by the
communities of these neighborhoods. The alley is
also extensively used by more than 3,000
students who attend the Galaxy School in the
nearby premises. The alley goes through a
primarily residential area, but there are two
temples, shops and a few offices of clubs and
other organizations, which further add to
increased usage of the alley by pedestrians.
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Chiuri Alley - A Test case (Community
infrastructure conservation/ preservation) |
The selection of
Chiuri Galli out of the several alleys in
Gyaneshwor was for a number of reasons. The
first is that in spite of the importance of the
route as explained above, it had been observed
that the alley was becoming increasingly avoided
by passers by due to the growing sanitation and
safety problems. |
The Kathmandu
Municipality Ward No. 33, responsible for the
waste management and collection of garbage from
all the neighborhoods had yet to reach to this
area.
Due to lack of waste management, piles of dumps
scattered around the alley which remained
untouched for days and even weeks, which had
virtually transformed the alley into a garbage
dumping site, thereby giving the whole locality
an ugly image and polluting the air as well.
These were enough reasons to conclude that there
was an immediate need for a comprehensive and
alternate means to address the question of waste
management and sanitation of public space. As a
result of the growing sanitation problem and
avoidance of the alley by pedestrians except for
residents of the alley and others who have no
choice but to use it, this had reduced the
number of passers by during the day time and had
forced them to use other more inconvenient
routes to go to different places. Due to the
absence of lightning, nobody was using it in the
evening as well. |
Immediate and Long-Term Benefits |
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A transformation of the
dirty alley into a safe as well as
environmentally friendly alley to once again
allow for everyone to utilize it would
provide WATO with some measurable degree of
success in garnering support and winning the
confidence of the people for carrying out
future community-based activities outlined
in the next phases of the "Clean Gyaneshwor
Project".
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Direct impact would be
observed through increase in regular users
of the alley.
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A cleaner and safer alley
would discourage the use of the alley as a
safe heaven by drug abusers and looters.
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In addition to having the
potential to offer pleasant journeys to
pedestrians, it would also encourage locals
to take a walk or ride bicycles rather than
driving cars or motorbikes while visiting
other neighborhoods.
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Positive impact on efforts
to reduce air-pollution, noise pollution,
and traffic by encouraging greater
pedestrian usage of the alley.
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