KATHMANDU: The government has decided to remove the accumulated trash and other obstacles in the Bagmati river at Chobhar gorge, which serves as an outlet for the Kathmandu Valley.
The meeting of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Executive Committee presided over by Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak today has decided to remove the accumulated and floating debris in the river at Chobhar gorge through the Nepali Army under the leadership of the Ministry of Urban Development.
The meeting concluded that there were some obstructions in the flow of the Bagmati river in Chobhar last year, causing flooding in the coastal areas, and decided to remove those obstructions, said Dinesh Prasad Bhatta, the Executive Chief of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority.
The meeting has approved the ‘Monsoon Preparedness and Response National Plan, 2082’.
The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has projected that there will be more rainfall than average during this year’s monsoon period. It predicted that more than average rainfall will occur from June 1 to 30 and less than average precipitation from July 1 to 31, and from August 1 to 31.
On the occasion, the Home Minister directed the bodies concerned to start work according to the National Action Plan on Disaster Preparedness from now on, executive chief Bhatta said.
The meeting was attended by the secretaries of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, the Inspector General of Police, the Inspector General of the Armed Police Force Nepal, senior officials of the Nepali Army, representatives of the private sector, and the joint secretaries from various ministries.
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