The Nepal Army on Thursday said that it has collected nine tons of waste and retrieved two bodies from the Everest region as part of its ‘mountain clean up campaign-2024’.

The bodies have been handed over to the forensic lab of TU Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, the army said.

The campaign, which began on April 11, aims to collect 10 tons of garbage and retrieve five bodies from Everest, Lhotse and Nuptse area, according to the Nepal Army’s Directorate of Public Relations and Information.

The collected degradable waste will be handed over to local units, while the non-degradable waste will be transferred to organisations specialising in recycling waste.

The Nepali Army says it believes the annual campaign will play a significant role in minimising the impact of environmental pollution and climate change.