Kathmandu, 11 June 2022
Exercise for disaster preparedness and response has been conducted in Toudaha of Kathmandu. The disaster response exercise was organized by the District Disaster Management Committee, Kathmandu on Saturday. The committee said that the rehearsal was focused on the coordinating and leadership role in the search and rescue of the victims, provision of rescue and relief materials as per the need, coordination and mobilization with the security forces. During the exercise, teams from the Nepal Army, Armed Police Force, police and the Red Cross rescued and treated people who had drowned in the pond. Speaking on the occasion, Chief District Officer of Kathmandu, Govinda Prasad Rijal, said that they were in a state of readiness for immediate rescue in case of any disaster in Kathmandu during the monsoon. He said that the exercise program was organized to convey the message of being ready to prevent the loss of property in the event of a disaster and for disaster preparedness. With the onset of monsoon, exercises have been conducted in Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur as well as other districts of the country for disaster preparedness and response.