Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act, 2017

Added by Some Nepal Acts Amendment Act, 2075. (1a) The Province Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Executive Committee shall consist of a maximum of fifteen members in addition to the Chairperson.

(2) Amended by Some Nepal Acts Amendment Act, 2075. The functions, duties and powers of the Province Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Executive Committee shall be as follows:-

(a) To formulate and implement or cause to implement medium-term and short-term policies, plans and programs relating to disaster management at the province level, subject to the national policies and plans approved by the Council,

(b) To facilitate and coordinate as necessary to bring effectiveness in the functioning of the concerned bodies and the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committee for disaster preparedness,

(c) To coordinate and collaborate with the federal, province and local level and other stakeholders to bring effectiveness in search, rescue and relief distribution work,

(d) To formulate and implement or cause to implement standards for the management of relief materials,

(e) To construct or cause to construct temporary shelters and other temporary structures for disaster-affected persons in emergency situations,

(f) To arrange essential items such as drinking water, food, clothing and medical treatment in disaster-affected areas,

(g) To mobilize or cause to mobilize volunteers in disaster-affected areas,

(h) To keep records of and take control of and use or cause to use government, non-governmental and private vehicles, machinery, equipment, supplies, food items, etc. at the local level in accordance with law, if a disaster crisis area has been declared by the Government of Nepal,

(i) To cause the demolition of unsafe buildings in the area declared as a disaster crisis area by the Government of Nepal and assist the local level in such work,

(ja) To relocate or cause to relocate disaster-affected persons from unsafe places to safe locations,

(jha) To distribute or cause to distribute and utilize relief materials or assistance received from national or international non-governmental organizations in a coordinated manner, subject to prevailing law,

(nya) To develop and operate or cause to operate a province level disaster management information system and early warning system,

(ta) To collect, analyze, store and transmit or cause to collect, analyze, store and transmit information and data relating to disaster management at the province level,

(tha) To send details of search, rescue and relief operations conducted during disasters to the Authority,

(da) To monitor and evaluate as necessary the activities carried out by public entities and commercial establishments under this Act in relation to disaster management and give necessary directives to the concerned institutions and establishments,

(dha) To perform necessary functions regarding market price, artificial scarcity and quality control and regulation during disasters,

(na) To perform or cause to perform other necessary functions relating to disaster response, recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction and relocation at the province level,

(pa) To recommend to the Government of Nepal if a situation arises requiring the declaration of a crisis area in a disaster-affected area,

(pha) Amended by Some Nepal Acts Amendment Act, 2075.