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Disaster response not possible through lone efforts: CoAS Sharma

NA concludes 'Abhyas Hatemalo-4' exercise


15 June 2022  

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KATHMANDU: Chief of the Army Staff Prabhu Ram Sharma has said that disaster response would not be possible through lone efforts of only one body since there are management and security challenges during the time of disasters.

Sharma said the set goal could be achieved only if all the agencies involved in disaster management moved ahead in a unified manner through coordination and collaboration.

He said this at the conclusion of the ‘Abhyas Hatemalo-4’, an exercise conducted by the Nepali Army for making the disaster management tasks more systematic and effective, has concluded.

CoAS described the exercise as productive.

The Exercise was participated by various ministries, the security bodies and the representatives from governmental and non-governmental organizations.

It was carried out with the objective of examining the disaster management coordination mechanism, of assessing the search and rescue capability, of updating the various plans related to disaster management and managing disaster.

The Army Chief also said that the Nepali Army has set up the National Disaster Management Training School for producing skilled human resources for disaster management.

Several exercises and drills along with discussions, interactions and presentations on various topics related to disaster management were organized in course of the two-day Exercise.

Publish Date : 15 June 2022 09:20 AM

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