There is a clear danger of an epidemic hitting Kathmandu Valley that may possibly take a serious toll on the lives of its residents as heaps of stinking garbage remains littered in the pavements of the city's roads for more than two weeks now. The Department of Epidemiology and Disease Control has warned the government that the unmanaged garbage might trigger a serious epidemic in the city and put into risk the lives of its residents. Although Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) had on Friday said that it would clear the garbage off the pavements and streets of the capital within a few days, one can still see heaps of it lying in various parts of the city. Pedestrians are forced to walk stuffing their nose with handkerchief to ward off the stink coming from uncollected garbage that has at some places virtually covered the pavements and flowed up to the middle of the road. This has also caused traffic problem. Kathmandu is forced to sink under the waste it generates everyday, as locals of Sisdole have again gone back on their words just three days after reaching agreement with the government never to obstruct KMC containers from dumping solid waste at the Sisdole Landfill Site. They again obstructed 26 vehicles of KMC and Lalitpur Sub-Metropolis Sunday from transporting the city's wastage at the dumping site saying that their demands have still not been fulfilled by the government. Seemingly helpless by the repeated obstruction created by Sisdole locals in dumping garbage, the government has again reiterated that it is willing to meet all the valid demands of Sisdole locals. The agitating Sisdole locals in a meeting with concerned government agencies last Thursday had agreed not to block Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) from dumping solid waste at Sisdole Landfill Site, as they had been doing for the majority of the past two weeks and many times prior to that. In return, the government had assured that all the valid demands of the locals including infrastructure development in the locality would be solved through dialogue. According to an independent report, Sisdole locals have obstructed KMC from dumping city's wastage at the landfill site more than 100 times in the past two years, leaving Kathmandu's streets and pavements littered with stinking garbage that cause serious eye sore and possible health hazards.