24th National Earthquake Safety Day being marked today

KATHMANDU: The 24th National Earthquake Safety Day is being marked today under the theme, ‘Earthquake awareness: Safe structure.’

Owing to the threat of coronavirus, public awareness on earthquake safety would be raised via virtual programs this year.

The Day is marked every year on Magh 2 in commemoration of the earthquake that occurred on Magh 2 in 1990BS. Director General at Urban Development and Building Construction Padam Kumar Mainali informed that Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, Home Minister Balkrishna Khand and Minister for Urban Development Ram Kumari Jhankri are addressing the virtual program.

However, very few people would attend the program physically.

The Department has appealed to the people to join the programme via Zoom App.

One willing to attend the program can access the Zoom ID and passcode from the website of the Home Ministry.

The 2015 Gorkha earthquake is the latest reminder of the devastating incident that occurred in Nepal.

It had taken the lives of nearly 9,000 people and damaged nearly a million personal houses.