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Dr Shrijan Bahadur Malla

Dr Malla is a DRR expert and activist. He holds a PhD from Kagawa University, Japan.
shrijanmalla07@gmail.com

Effective Disaster Preparedness: Need of the Nation

Published On: February 11, 2023 09:30 AM NPT By: Dr Shrijan Bahadur Malla

Recently, Turkey and Syria have been hit hard by a couple of powerful earthquakes. At the time of writing this piece, over 15,000 people had died and 6000 houses had been destroyed in these two neighboring countries according to the preliminary reports. Due to freezing weather conditions and snowfall, the rescue and relief works are getting very much difficult. Besides, providing effective assistance in the rebel-held North-West part of Syria is another big challenge to the authorities. Thus, it is yet to see how the local communities, government, and international communities deal with this horrible situation.

Disaster Management Needs Priority

Published On: July 11, 2022 02:00 PM NPT By: Dr Shrijan Bahadur Malla

In Nepal, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority should be accommodated under the office of the head of government. Only then can the constitutional mandate of ‘establishing disaster-resilient society via concerted effort of the federal, provincial and local governments’ be achieved.