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Garbage management related work in Kathmandu Valley would be affected for two days, today and tomorrow, as the road from Sisdol to Bancharedanda in Nuwakot district has to be repaired.

Garbage-crammed vehicles plying the road leading to the destinations where garbage of Kathmandu is managed are facing problems in movement during maintenance process, according to the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC).

KMC's Environment Department said that that garbage collection in Kathmandu Valley and dumping in Bancharedanda, two kilometer away from Sisdol, will be affected for two days since the area leading to Bancharedanda has to be cleared off.

Currently, vehicles have to pass through heaps of garbage piled on various places along the Sisdol and Bancharedanda road to dump the trashes. Sarita Rai, chairperson of Department, shared that the incessant rain for the past two days has led to problem in dumping of wastages.

Around 300 vehicles laden with garbage collected from 18 local levels of the Valley ply the road leading Bancharedanda on a daily basis. Of late, only around 100 such vehicles are carrying the garbage to Bancharedanda due to incessant rain.

The KMC has issued a notice stating that fine worth Rs 500 will be imposed each time if garbage is not sorted at the source starting from 17 July this year.

Nepal reported 44 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 1, 852 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 38 returned positive. Likewise, 946 people underwent antigen tests, of which six were tested positive.

The Ministry said that no one died of the virus in the last 24 hours. The Ministry said that 17 infected people recovered from the disease.

As of today, there are 229 active cases in the country.

The weather will be partly to completely cloudy throughout the country with light to moderate rainfall in most of the places due to the influence of the monsoon wind.

The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology said the monsoon has its influence throughout the country.

There is possibility of generally to completely cloudy condition throughout the country due to the impact of this monsoon system with chances of light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunder and lightning at many places of the hilly region and at a few places in the remaining regions.

There is possibility of heavy rainfall at a few places of Province no 1 and Madhes, Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini provinces, and at one or two places of Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces.

On Tuesday, the weather will be generally to fully cloudy throughout the country with chances of light to moderate rain at many places.

A traffic policeman brutally assaulted a doctor in Lalitpur.

An on-duty traffic policeman assaulted doctor Kul Bahadur Ghising at Kusunti In Lalitpur on Sunday evening.

The victim's relative said that Tamang sustained serious injuries on his mouth. He is undergoing treatment at the Lalitpur-based Alka Hospital.

According to the Traffic Police Office, Satdobato, Tamang was beaten up by Rajendra Thapa and the process to take action against him has been taken ahead.

Saying that Thapa assaulted Tamang while he was walking on the footpath, kith and kin of Tamang demanded stern action against Thapa and also the treatment expenses.