The Nepal Weekly 
June 4, 2024
Monsoon is arriving in Nepal on June 13 this year, according to Home Ministry sources. The ministry has estimated that altogether 1.8 million people representing 412,000 households possibly be affected by floods and landslides triggered by the monsoon rain. The ministry on Monday unveiled the national risk minimization and preparedness programme 2024 to deal with the upcoming monsoon season. According to Dijan Bhattarai, spokesperson at National Disaster Ris Minimization and Management Authority, around 83,000 families will be displaced due to the natural disaster this year and direct relief materials will be needed for 18,000 families. The ministry has decided to mobilize altogether 31,000 security personnel including 10,000 plus army to fight with the upcoming disaster. Nepal Army will keep helicopters standby in Kathmandu, Pokhara, Itahari, Bharatpur and Surkhet for conducting rescue and relief works. Last year 63 people were killed in 679 disaster related incidents across the country. Sixty nine people were injured and 30 people went missing due to natural disaster related incidents. The government has asked people in the disaster prone zones to remain alert.
