INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Council Chairman and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on a assembly of National Council on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management on Sunday,
May 5, 2019, Photo: RSS
KATHMANDU: The National Council on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management has directed all concerned government
bodies to arrange essential preparedness to reduce the catastrophe risks
The assembly Presided over by Council Chairman and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli directed all bodes at federal, State and local levels to
endegree preparedness in view of the catastrophe.
Even the security bodies were asked for it
The Home Ministry is directed to bring an umbrella act to wipe out duplication in the distribution of relief fabrics and essential
arrangement after the natural calamities in view of the monsoon.
Development of integrated data and information system on catastrophe is
underscored by the assembly
The Home Ministry made a presentation on its catastrophe preparedness and the loss caused by the calamities including soiltremble,
lightning, and the recent storm of Bara and Parsa.
At the assembly, PM Oli urged every office to equip them with resources to cope up the
natural catastrophe and reduce risks
Development of integrated settlements, resilient housing, effective large crowd of peopleilization of security for a timely rescue
operation, and relief distribution was meaningful matter, he reintellected
According to him, for the emergency rescue, an arrangement was made to keep helicopter standby even at Itahari, Pokhara and Sukhet in
addition to the Kathmandu.
The Council formed in accordance with the Disaster Risk Mitigation and Management Act- 2074 BS ( first amendment-
2075 BS), scorridor sit for a assembly at least twice a year
The Act replaced the Natural Disaster (Save) Act, 2039 BS.
