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.