Attachments
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
I. Government establishes monsoon centric command post
II. Settlements at high risk of landslides across all seven provinces of the country
III. Monsoon triggered disasters causing havoc in several districts of Nepal
IV. Launching E-Learning of Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction (DiDRR)
NATIONAL UPDATES
Government establishes monsoon centric command post The National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) has established a central command post for monsoon preparedness and response targeting this monsoon season. The command post will remain operational from the beginning of monsoon periods to the end of the monsoon. The central command post will now handle various preparation and precaution measures for the prevention, relief, and rescue of events to be caused by this season's monsoon round the clock. The command post will be headed by the Joint Secretary and the Chief of the Disaster and Conflict Management Division at the Home Ministry for preparations and response teams will be deployed during the monsoon season. The central command post was established as per a decision made by the MoHA on May 30 in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs, Rabi Lamichhane.
Similarly, the 23rd meeting of the Executive Committee chaired by DPM Rabi Lamichhane held on 3 rd June also endorsed the 'National Action Plan for Monsoon Preparedness and Response-2081' and took it up for implementation with necessary amendments. After the endorsement of MPRP 2081, NDRRMA shared MPRP 2081 with representatives of political parties during a consultation held on 6th June at MoHA and collected feedback on the ongoing monsoon preparedness and response processes of the government. Several provincial governments have also approved Provincial MPRP.
According to NDRRMA, the command post undertakes some major tasks like effective implementation of the preparedness and response plans based on impact assessments by obtaining weather forecast information on disaster events from across the country and immediately informing relevant officials from concerned agencies for prompt response. The command post should also coordinate with inter-ministerial and relevant agencies for response as needed, act as a centralized unit to address public grievances related to disasters and instant update and enter details of search and rescue materials from various warehouses across the country into the disaster portal.