Kathmandu: In the wake of the arrival of monsoon in the country, all local levels have been written on augmenting disaster preparedness. The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration wrote to the local levels, reminding the need of effective implementation of the Monsoon Preparedness and Response National Action Plan, 2082 issued by the Home Ministry. The local governments are also sent the copies of the plan.
According to National News Agency Nepal, all metropolis, sub-metropolis, municipality, and rural municipality have been sent the circular, as stated by the section officer at the ministry, Santosh Kumar Khatri. The Action Plan mandates the local levels to reduce the risks of monsoon-related disasters. As the weather service has already alerted of the heavy rainfall this monsoon, effective preparedness is required to tackle the situation.
The local levels are asked to build collaboration with all sides-government and non-government organizations, humanitarian agencies and offices, volunteers, and locals-so that efforts on disaster response would be impactful.