Dilli Prasad Shiwakoti
Director

Ministry of Home
Department of Narcotics Control and Disaster Management

Nepal
Paper for presentation in Yamaguchi University, Japan28 May 2003

Contents:First Part
Brief Introduction of Nepal

Second Part
Disaster And its Management System

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JapanNepal

JNepal:•South Asian Country, between India and China. 147,181Sq.kms of area covered.
•Lowest elevation 70 meters and highest 8,848 meters from the sea level.
•Population 23 million•Growth rate 2.24%
India(West)•Literacy 47%
China (North)

Religion• 86.2% Hindus• 7.8% Buddhists

Kathmandu
Mount Everest(Pick of the world)
8848mts• 3.8% Islam• 2.2% Others

Administratively Divided

India (South)

India (East)• 5 Development Regions• 14 Zones• 75 Districts• 58 Municipalities• 3,914 VDCs (VillageDevelopment Committees)2Geologically, Nepal can be divided into four regions.
1. Himalaya

2. High and Middle Mountains

3. Siwalik range

1
India

1. Higher Himalaya

4. Terai range

China

NepalNorthWest

3
India

2

EastIndiaSouth

4

Mount Everest

Everest Base Camp

Base Camp of Mount Everest(Nammche Bazar)

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Templesand Festivals

Disaster Types in NepalFlood Landslide Fire Earthquake Windstorm Hailstorm Lightning
 Glacier lake outburst flood (GLOF)
 Drought Epidemic Avalanche and so on.
4Main Causes of Disaster in Nepal
Manmade Cause

Natural Causes

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Unplanned settlement

Increasing population

High angle of slopes

Low literacy rateComplex geology

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Variable climatic condition

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Rugged and fragile geophysicalstructureVery high hills

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Absence of moderntechnology

Trend of Loss Lives by Disaster Types:
1400
1200
1000
800

Flood andLandslide600
400
20001983

1985

1987

1989

1991

1993

1995

1997

19992001

10 080

Fire

60
40
200
19 8 319 8 519 8 7

19 8 919 9 1

19 9 319 9 519 9 719 9 9

2001

1400
1200
1000

Epidemics

800
600
400
20001983

1985

1987

1989

1991

1993

1995

178721

2311980

1988

1992

1996

2001

1997

1999

2001

16875

1934Earthquake

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Hazard Distribution Map:
Nepal

North
West

Kathmandu

China

India

International Airport
Domestic Airport
Road

Avalanche and Glacier lake
outburst flood (GLOF)

EastIndia

South
India

Earthquake

Past Major Disaster in Nepal:

Epidemics

Loss of Lives

1934 Earthquake. ………………………………………………………………..16875
1980 Earthquake…………………………………………………………………..178

Flood

1988 Earthquake…………………………………………………………..........721
1993 Floods…………………………………………………………………………1336

Landslide1998 Epidemics …………………………………………………………………..1207
Fire2002 Landslides …………………………………………………………………..444

Loss and Damages caused by Floods & Landslides

in2002

444 people died by floods and landslides

108 injured.

55,338 families affected.

21,559 houses destroyed.

6Some ExamplesofFloods and Landslides:

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89People participating in Flood Control Work:

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Rescue Work:

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Organizational Network:
Cabinet-Sectoral Committees

Ministry of Home

CNDRC

Related Ministries-Departments,-Red Cross-International
Agencies-INGOs, NGOs-Civic Society-Others

Department of Narcotics Controland Disaster Management
Regional Administration Offices(RNDRC)

District Administration Offices(DNDRC)

Under: Mutual Coordination: -Local Natural Disaster Relief
Committee (LNDRC)

Agencies Involved in DisasterManagement

Mostly all of the Ministries,
Secretariat of National Planning Commission
Royal Nepal Army
Nepal Police
Nepal Red Cross Society
Nepal Scout
Department of Narcotics Control & DisasterManagement
Department of Water Induced Disaster Prevention
Department of Mines and Geology
Department of Hydrology and Meteorology
Department of Forest and Soil Conservation
Different International Agencies

12Provision of Disaster Fund:
Fund:



Central Disaster Relief Fund
Regional Disaster Relief FundDistrict Disaster Relief Fund

Fund Received Channel:zzzz

Cash and kind provided by His Majesty‘sGovernment of Nepal,
Funds received from the Prime Minister Aid Fund,
Cash and kind assistance received from foreigncountries, agencies and individuals,
Funds received from other sources.

Conclusion:Local people are the principal responders.
 Imperative to strengthen localcapabilities.
 To give emphasis on the mobilization ofsocio-economic.
 “Disaster Management is the business ofall people.”13w]/} w]/}
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