Disaster Information management system proves to be a boon

Kathmandu - Durga Devkota The disaster information management system (DIMS) in Kailali district is supporting the folks for risk reduction by providing information to the community prior to the flood. The DIMS brought in practice a decade ago has proved to be a boon for risk reduction in the district.

Information Management Officer at District Emergency Services Operation Centre Chetan Khadka said that the information system has supported for the reduction of flood-induced damages in the district. "DIMS is doing good in Kailali. It has helped save human lives and properties because of timely information of the possible disasters,"