Kathmandu, Feb 4: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Bimalendra Nidhi has said the bill on disaster management is taking final shape.
In a meeting of the Disaster Risk Management National Action Forum Nepal held here on Friday, Home Minister Nidhi said though the bill is prepared it has not yet taken final shape due to some disputes.
Hinting at the participants of the meeting, he said, “You have demanded the Act without any delay. But unfortunately the delay is caused because of dispute as to whether the bill is to be enacted as per the proposition of the government or of the NGOs”.
The Deputy Prime Minister shared that separate squads have been set up in the Nepal Army, Armed Police Force and Nepal Police and are being kept standby for the rapid disaster management. Arrangement has been made in a way that the squads would be mobilized immediately for the rescue and relief in emergency without seeking order from top.
He further said that the government has laid high emphasis on setting up search and rescue team at provincial level, increasing food storage capacity, building public awareness, mapping risky zones, up-grading of quake measurement centre and enhancing disaster response capacity for disaster risk management.
Home Secretary Lokdarshan Regmi said the draft of national disaster management policy was being framed.
UNDP Nepal Country Director Renaud Meyer said Nepal has taken substantial lessons from last year’s earthquake in the disaster risk management while stressing the need to translate them into practice.
On the occasion, a book ‘Gorkha Earthquake 2015: Experiences and Lessons’ published by the Home Ministry. RSS
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