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- Nepal's government has approved a five-year plan to clean up the Himalayas, addressing decades of waste from commercial mountaineering.
- The plan aims to improve waste management by tightening monitoring and limiting climbers on Mount Everest.
- Jayanarayan Acharya, spokesman for the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, calls for a unified approach.
- Previous clean-up efforts removed nearly 9,000 kg of waste, highlighting ongoing concerns about the region's long-term health.
