KATHMANDU, JANUARY 28

Home Minister Balkrishna Khand has said all stakeholders should work actively to cope with disaster.

He also pointed out the need of proper management with short term and long term programmes for the rescue works, relief distribution and rehabilitation in the post-disaster situation.

The home minister was speaking at an executive meeting of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management held at the ministry today. 'We need to be careful during the construction and check whether the physical infrastructure is robust or not,' he said, admitting the difficulty in integrating the scattered settlements.

He argued that it would be necessary to put in place proper disaster management and security system for the integrated settlement.

A version of this article appears in the print on January 29, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.