KATHMANDU, May 2: The situation of forest fires in the country is getting worse by the day. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) has reported that wildfires are currently taking place in 165 places in 39 districts as of Wednesday.

With the onset of the dry season, Nepal's forests undergo a transition from carbon sinks to carbon sources, emitting significant amounts of carbon dioxide, a potent greenhouse gas.

KATHMANDU, Feb 23: The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) has disbursed the second installment of funds for the construction of temporary housing for earthquake affected families to the earthquake affected-families of Jajarkot and West Rukum.

KATHMANDU, Jan 27: On June 14, 2023, the employees working in the under-construction Super Hewakhola hydropower project at Chainpur, Sankhuwasabha, went to sleep after having dinner. The heavy flood in Hewakhola at around 9:30 PM not only washed away 18 workers along with their tents built on the river bank, but also damaged more than half a dozen structures of the project.

KATHMANDU, Jan 20: The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) has said that the framework for reconstruction in the earthquake affected areas will be decided only after studying the situation of the earthquake survivors and collecting suggestions.

KATHMANDU, Oct 4: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has summoned the meeting of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) today.

KATHMANDU, July 11: A total of 419 people have lost their lives to lightning strikes in the past five years. Similarly, properties worth over Rs 60 million have been destroyed, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA).

KATHMANDU, June 25: The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) has warned of the possibility of a heat wave in this monsoon.

KATHMANDU, June 16: The Disaster Management Fund of the government has Rs 6 billion in deposit.

With the monsoon season fast approaching, Nepal braces itself for another year of potential disasters induced by monsoon rainfall. A recent study conducted by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) has projected that over 1.25 million citizens across various provinces will be affected by the monsoon this year.

KATHMANDU, June 12: It is projected that 1.25 million citizens will be affected by monsoon this year. According to a study conducted by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), an estimated 1.298 million individuals from 286,998 households will be affected by the disaster.

KATHMANDU, May 16: Forty-four incidents of lightning were reported in the country in a month and they resulted in the deaths of five and injuries to 40.

KATHMANDU, May 14: There were 621 incidents of fire including forest fires in a month in the country. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, the country recorded 527 cases of fire and 94 of wildfire between April 14 and May 13

KATHMANDU, Jan 14: National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) has opened vacancies for engineers and sub-engineer.

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.