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Legal
  • Natural Calamity Relief Act, 1982 - the sole legal instrument to define disaster and reduce disaster risk
  • Covers disaster mitigation measures to earthquake, fire, storm, flood, landslide, heavy rain, drought, famine, epidemic, and other similar natural disaster.
  • The Act also includes industrial accident or accidents caused by the explosions or any other kinds of disaster
  • Set up for different institutions for disaster response
    • Central Disaster Relief Committee
    • Regional Disaster Relief Committee
    • District and Local level Relief Committees
  • Funding arrangements for mobilization and relief operations
  • To facilitate rescue and relief operations at international levels, Nepal has ratified the conventions
    • Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations
    Privileges and Immunities to Specialized Agencies
Policies
  • Nepal National Building Code, 1994
  • National Action Plan, 1996 (with Amended)
  • Tenth Plan (2002-2007)
  • Hyogo Framework
  • Relief Standard


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