Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act, 2017

Chapter - 7

Provisions relating to District and Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committee

16. District Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committee: (1) There shall be a District Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committee as follows for disaster management related activities at the district level:-



 (a) Chief District Officer - Chairperson
 (b) Representative of District Coordination Committee - Member
 (c) Chairs and Heads of Local Levels within the district - Member
 (d) Chief of the district level office looking after health related matters - Member
 (e) Chiefs of security bodies stationed in the district - Member
 (f) Chiefs of offices stationed in the district related to infrastructure and social development - Member
 (g) District-level chief or representative of nationally recognized political parties - Member
 (h) District-level Chief of Nepal Red Cross Society - Member
 (jha) District-level Chief of NGO Federation - Member
 (nya) District-level Chief of Nepal Press Union - Member
 (ta) District-level Chief of Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry - Member
 (tha) Officer designated by the Chief District Officer - Member-Secretary

(2) The functions, duties and powers of the District Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committee shall be as follows:-

(a) To assist or cause to assist in implementing policies, plans and programs approved by the Council, Executive Committee and Province Committee,

(b) To prepare and implement or cause to implement the district disaster response plan,

(c) To operate the emergency operation center at the district level,

(d) To carry out search and rescue in disaster-affected areas by making optimum use and flow of available resources,

(e) To distribute or cause to distribute relief according to the standards approved by the Government of Nepal and to cause government and non-government offices in the district to distribute relief accordingly,

(f) To control transportation and movement of people in disaster-affected areas as necessary,

(g) To remove or cause to remove waste and other unnecessary items created due to disaster,

(h) To manage or cause to manage the corpses of deceased persons and animal carcasses during disasters,

(i) To arrange shelters for disaster-affected persons in emergency situations,

(ja) To cause security bodies to remain alert for immediate mobilization during disasters,

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

(nya) To cause the construction of temporary physical structures immediately required in disaster-affected areas,

(ta) To take control of and use or cause to use government, non-governmental and private means of transport, machinery, supplies, food items, etc. available at the local level in accordance with law during disasters,

(tha) To cause the demolition of unsafe buildings in disaster-risk or disaster-affected areas,

(da) To relocate disaster-affected persons from unsafe buildings and places to safe locations,

(dha) To mobilize volunteers, experts and consultants in disaster-affected areas and supervise them,

(na) To coordinate rescue, relief and assistance activities carried out by national or international non-governmental organizations,

(pa) To coordinate with the local level and other concerned bodies for search, rescue, relief and recovery related work during disasters,

(pha) To carry out necessary activities for the mitigation of secondary disasters that may occur after a disaster,

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

(bha) To disseminate disaster related information,

(ma) To send progress reports of rescue and relief programs to the Authority,

(ya) To perform or cause to perform other functions as prescribed in relation to disaster management.

(3) Provisions relating to the secretariat, meeting procedures and other arrangements of the District Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committee shall be as prescribed.