Disaster-hit Districts

The 26th meeting of the executive committee of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (NDRRMA), held the other day in Singah Durbar, recommended that the government declare various local levels in 14 districts as disaster crisis-affected areas for the period of three months. Panchthar, Okhaldhunga, Sindhupalchowk, Makwanpur, Chitwan, Lalitpur, Sarlahi, Dhading, Dolakha, Ramechhap and Kavrepalanchok, Udaypur, Sindhuli and Rautahat are the districts that borne the brunt of the recent rain-induced disasters. Merely declaring disaster-hit areas and making tepid and also delayed recovery efforts will only add to people's frustration; we must also look for ways to mitigate the impact.