Kathmandu: The world’s highest summit, Mount Everest, known locally as Sagarmatha, has long been a symbol of Nepal’s prominence on the global stage. While the mountain significantly contributes to Nepal’s tourism sector, it is facing the challenge of accumulating waste due to the influx of tourists and climbers.
According to National News Agency Nepal, drone technology is being employed to address this issue by collecting waste on Mount Everest. Cimax Inc., the official distributor of electric vehicles BYD in Nepal, has initiated this effort in collaboration with the Nepali drone company Airlift Technologies. The initiative aims to collect 1,000 kilograms of waste from the Everest region as part of BYD’s global campaign, ‘Cool the Earth by One Degree,’ which seeks to promote clean energy and limit global temperature rise through zero carbon emissions.
Sahil Shrestha, the CEO of Cimax Inc., stated that the company is participating in this campaign both economically and technically, aligning with their corporate social responsibility goals. Samir Shrestha, the market head of Cimax Inc., reported that 286 kilograms of waste have already been collected using drones from camp-1 of Mount Everest in the previous season, with further collection underway this season.
He also noted that Airlift Company had previously conducted waste collection in the Everest region. This time, Cimax Inc. and Airlift Technology have partnered to jointly collect 1,000 kilograms of waste. Shrestha emphasized the role of technology in climate change campaigns, noting that drones have facilitated easier waste collection after their successful use in rope fixing on the mountain.