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Government says it has plan to tackle monsoon disasters, but local units are not assured

Source(s): The Kathmandu Post
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By Chandan Kumar Mandal 

Last June, there were deadly landslides in Durlung of Kushma Municipality, Parbat. The first monsoon-induced disaster in the country of 2020 and displaced 13 families.

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The municipality of 50,000 residents has still not fully recovered from last year's tragedy, and now it is bracing for this year’s monsoon—forecast for which is not reassuring.

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In an effort to lessen the impact of the monsoon rains, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority under the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Ministry has prepared the National Monsoon Early Preparedness and Response Work Plan 2021.

It estimates that over 1.8 million people will be affected by monsoon-related disasters like flooding and inundation, embankment breach and slides—1,687,480 by floods and another 117,217 by landslides. Other monsoon hazards include thunderstrike, snake bite and water-borne diseases.

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Themes Disaster risk management
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