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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 killed nine 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 Home 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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