Government Declares Disaster-Stricken Areas for Three Months

Kathmandu. The government has declared disaster-stricken areas for local levels in districts affected by disasters for a period of three months. The government has declared disaster-stricken areas in accordance with Section 32 of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act 2074 BS.

The Act has provisions related to the declaration of disaster-stricken areas in Section 32. Subsection 1 of Section 32 states, 'If it is necessary to declare a disaster-stricken area due to a serious disaster occurring in any part of Nepal, the Government of Nepal shall publish a notice in the Nepal Gazette, specifying the boundaries and duration of such an area and declare it as a disaster-stricken area.'