PROFILE OFSHAMBHU PRASAD MARASINISECTION-OFFICERDISASTER MANAGEMENT SECTIONMINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRSSINGHADURBAR, KATHMANDU,NEPALDOB: 1969-08-09 AD
My name is SHAMBHU PRASAD MARASINI. I was born in Syangja districtwestern part of Nepal and grew up in Nawal Parasi district southern part of Nepal.
I have done my schooling from Nawalparasi district of Nepal. I completed myschool leaving certificate (S.L.C) in the year 1986. After my S.L.C, I joined forproficiency certificate level in commerce (I-com) under the Tribhuvan University. I
completed my intermediate studies in 1989. Then I joined Sankardev Campus,Kathmandu under the Tribhuvan University and passed Bachelors Degree inBusiness Administration. After having completed my Bachelors degree, I joined
Master’s degree in Business Administration (M.B.A.) in the same campus. I
completed my Master’s Degree in Business Administration in 2000 AD. I havealso done Master’s degree in Public Administration from Tribhuvan University in2004. All together I completed 18 years formal education with two Master’sdegrees.
I started my career in 1989 from banking sector simultaneously with study.
Since1995, I am working various offices under the Ministry Of Home Affairs.
Professionally I am involved in the disaster risk management and working under
this ministry since more than one decade in central and district levels, Major time
period is spent in field level works in different districts with the capacity of
Administrative officer of the District Administration Office. The district
Administration Office is the main implementing agency related to the disaster risk
reduction activities.
As per the existing legal framework, the Ministry of Home Affairs is mandated as
the National Focal Point for the disaster risk management of Nepal. The apex

body is the Central Natural Disaster relief committee which is chaired by theHonorable Home Minister and be comprised of the representation of more than
30 responsible policy making agencies of the government of Nepal. The
secretariat of this committee is looked after by the Disaster Management Sectionof the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Secretariat is responsible to take care andfacilitate the whole activities related to DRR and responsible for the supervisionof search, rescue and relief activities. All activities related to DRM is coordinatedby the Disaster Management Section of the Ministry of Home Affairs where I amworking directly after the long experiences of the field level activities related toimplementation of the DRM. The main responsibility delegated to me is to assist
the Section Chief in all issue of the disaster management cycle and create theenvironment of coordination in between national as well as international agencies
involved in the sector of DRRM.
At present, I’m involving on Asian Disaster Reduction Center’s activities as avisiting researcher. VR program supports to reduce the disaster risk at national,regional and international levels. It provides opportunity to share information andexperience among member countries and creation of information network related
to DRR. ADRC and member countries are benefiting in exchange anddisseminations of important information in the field of disaster risk management.
In my point of view, VR program will help to strengthen my personal as well asorganizational capabilities to reduce disaster risk. Likewise, it will help to shareknowledge and experience of disaster risk management of the Asian Region. It
will also help to produce experts and would be helpful in formulating effective
policy, plan and program. Furthermore, continuous research would lead to thefinding of specific combating measures of disasters. I have full confidence, with insix month I can do something better to enhance and strengthen disaster risk
reduction management in my country, Nepal.