Health Problems of Scavengers: The Case of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Nepal

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  • Tara Prasad Avasthi Department of Geography Education Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/ttp.v8i0.11513

Keywords:

Health problems, Poverty, Livelihood, Scavenger

Abstract

Present paper examines health problems of scavengers. The Study concentrates on the group of people who normally carry out activities such as collection and selling waste paper, dirty plastic, iron, scrap metal and other materials of dumping site. Findings are based on the survey of 40 scavengers of Teku dumping site, Kathmandu. The study indicates that the occupation seems highly risky and most vulnerable for their health.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ttp.v8i0.11513

The Third Pole: Journal of Geography Vol.8-10, pp. 57-61: 2010

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Author Biography

Tara Prasad Avasthi, Department of Geography Education Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu

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Published

2014-11-09

How to Cite

Avasthi, T. P. (2014). Health Problems of Scavengers: The Case of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Nepal. The Third Pole: Journal of Geography Education, 8, 57–61. https://doi.org/10.3126/ttp.v8i0.11513

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Vol 8-10 (2010)

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Articles