To cope with the increasing amounts of solid waste in three municipalities of Kathmandu Valley, the Government of Nepal approached the Government of Federal Republic of Germany for technical and financial assistance in mid 1970s. In response, Deutsche Gesellschaft Fuer Technische Zusammerarbeit (GTZ) commissioned a study on the status of SWM. In 1976, the first German Expert, Dr. Ing. O. Tabasaran from the University of Stuttgart recommended major reorganization in the present waste management system by the establishment of an autonomous agency in charge of SWM in Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur municipalities. Another German consultant, G. Kroll proposed establishment of a Solid Waste Management Board in accordance with the Development Board Act of HMGN, 1956, in partnership with GTZ . Based on the studies, the governments of Nepal and Germany agreed jointly to develop a waste disposal system in the Kathmandu Valley.