National Assembly: Panta stresses on disaster preparedness to mitigate losses

Kathmandu, Sept 18: In a meeting of the National Assembly (NA) today, Nepali Congress (NC) Chief Whip Kamala Panta has stressed the need to strengthen the disaster preparedness and pre-warning system to make potential losses from increasing risks in mountains, glacier lakes, river systems and human settlements from climate change.

In the session, Panta said mountains do not just adorn the beauty of Nepal, instead they serve as a major source for waters and any changes in mountains have its direct implications in agriculture, drinking water, hydropower and biological systems and in the livelihood of people residing in the low-lying areas.