Even though it is predicted to rain more than in the past with the onset of monsoon, the government's preparations for disaster management and preparedness in the district are traditional. With this year's monsoon expected to be more active than usual, residents of flood-prone areas are panicking.

Meteorologists have estimated that 2 million citizens of 450,000 households will be affected by this year's monsoon. Compared to last year, there are more than 200,000 citizens of more than 38,000 households.

The attention of the local levels of Sunsari, which is affected by floods and inundation every year during the dry season, has not been able to focus on disaster management preparations. In various areas of Sunsari, which have been facing the problem of floods every year, damage has started at the beginning of monsoon this year.

The rain of last Friday night, the day after the monsoon entered from the eastern region, has damaged most of the settlements near the river, including Khare in Dharan. Dharan Sub Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Chief Aindravikram Begha informed that the wards (13, 16, 15, 5, 6, 17, 8 and ward 20) near Sardu, Seuti, Shera Khola have been damaged. Similarly, Sunsari's Karam river has started erosion in Inaruwa and Harinagar areas. 

Locals of Koshi, Bhokrahanrasingh, Harinagar, Dewanganj, Barju Rural Municipality have been affected by floods and inundation every year. Residents of Itahari, Duhabi, Ramdhuni municipalities faced many floods and floods in the past years. The local level relies on the District Administration Office for disaster management preparedness.

Chief District Officer of Sunsari, Dharmendra Mishra informed that a meeting will be held soon with the participation of all local level heads and concerned bodies. Shivraj Dahal, a resident of Itahari, alleged that due to negligence in the preparation of disaster management, floods have started causing damage this year as well.

Kedar Bhandari, the head of Inaruwa Municipality, said that due to the fact that the local levels are busy preparing annual policies and programs, little attention has been paid to disaster management preparedness. Last year, more than 3,000 families were affected by floods and inundation at various local levels in Sunsari.

In Sindhupalchok, which suffered heavy loss of life due to the earthquake of 2072 and subsequent floods and landslides, the National Reconstruction Authority of Savik had placed more than two dozen settlements at high risk based on the study of geologists. In which most of the settlements of Bhotekoshi Rural Municipality, which is bordered with China, are located. Apart from this, Bahrbise Nagar, Helambu, Jugal and Panchpokhari Thangpal Rural Municipality are the main areas at risk of floods and landslides.

According to Sindhupalchok Chief District Officer Kiran Thapa, preparations have been made for disaster mitigation measures. He said that they are coordinating with the Army, Armed Police and Nepal Police regarding the preparedness of food, rescue equipment, boats, helicopters and security personnel. He said that the army has been conducting rescue training and equipment testing in the Dolalghat area, while the armed police has also increased its activity in training and exercises.

Helambu and Panchpokhari Thangpal area of ​​about 12 km has been affected by Melamchi flood due to mixed black mud flowing from Shir Vemethang Choor in Helambu. The local government is working to build a stone wall to protect the banks of the river in Helambu.

In Melamchi, Gore and Tarkekhola, large stones were taken out by excavators and piled on the shore, Helambu Rural Municipality Chairman Nimagyalzen Sherpa said. "The plan is to protect the settlements by controlling the flow of floods, and the work of piling stones with net mud to prevent landslides is also going on in areas like Galthum, Dhungrebazar, Timbu, Halde and Chiurikhark," he said.

He said that alternative power supply system has been installed in the towers of Nepal Telecom to keep the communication service regular during the disaster. "We have moved those who are at risk to a safe place, for which we are preparing all necessary items, emergency shelters," said Durga Prasad Bhandari, coordinator of Bahrbiseka City Disaster Branch.

With the onset of monsoon, Bhotekoshi, Melamchi, Indrawati, Sunkoshi and Brahmayani riverside settlements are at high risk. In the years after the earthquake, since many mountains here have weakened, there is a high possibility that every normal rain will cause great damage. Ravinraj Niraula says.

Even after a long time since Melamchi and Indrawati were devastated by floods, the government did not take serious action, but no special work has been done in the flood-affected Helambu, Melamchi and Panchpokhari Thangpal Rural Municipality coastal areas. 227 flood affected families identified in Helambu are living in temporary housing provided by the local government and charitable organizations.

In Melamchi municipality, 180 flood victims are forced to live in other people's houses by paying expensive rent. More than 70 houses in Melamchi Bazar were filled with sand and black mud, Geiger. Some have made the house livable by excavating the buried ledo, Gegar. "Disaster is sure to follow, it is sad to see the government ignoring it," said 61-year-old Daba of Melamchi Bazar 

Fyolmo said. Kavre's Bethanchok Rural Municipality had made preparations by purchasing emergency materials worth Rs. Bhagwan Adhikari, chairman of the rural municipality, said that despite the availability of disaster response materials and trained manpower, the skills and materials could not be used in the floods and landslides last October. According to him, there would have been no major damage if the locals had been notified about the risk in time. 

According to Dinesh Lama, chairman of Roshi Rural Municipality, the lack of resources and manpower has become a big challenge for the rehabilitation of the displaced last year. The municipality chairman Lama said that the municipality has initiated programs such as the formation of committees in each ward for disaster preparedness, information system, tripal and food storage and volunteer training. 

Panauti Municipality Chief Ram Sharan Bhandari said there is a risk of landslides in Ward-12 Kalawati, Roshi Bazar, Ward 8 Dam side area, Malpi area, Ward-11 Thumki Danda, Nepane, Ladkeshwar area, Ward-2 Nayagaon Basti, Ward-7 Panauti Bazar area etc. Bhandari said that the municipality has limited resources for disaster response when the monsoon has already set in. 

According to the district disaster management committee, preparedness and response action plans have been announced through 12 different clusters in Kavre targeting monsoon and other possible disasters. District Disaster Management Committee Coordinator and Chief District Officer Umesh Kumar Dhakal said that emphasis has been placed on the implementation of cluster-based plans to ensure effective response while minimizing the risk of disasters.

Most of the land in Kapilvastu is at high risk of floods and inundation due to rivers and streams. Due to the dam built by India and about to be built in the border area, many Nepali lands are flooded during the rainy season. Precautionary measures have not been taken by identifying the high-risk settlements and the most affected areas. There is no plan to rescue, relieve or rehabilitate the affected.

The District Disaster Management Committee, which is the coordinator of the Chief District Officer, has a lack of budget for preparations to adopt vigilance. Prazia Dilkumar Tamang said, "We are in a state of preparation by taking vigilance. We have given instructions to all the security agencies. Daily and weekly weather information comes from the ministry, we have planned to make the community aware through the media as soon as there is a danger situation.'

Since then, Krishnanagar Municipality Chief Rajat Pratap Shah claimed to have made a strict plan to counter the disaster. He claimed that preparations have been made to go into action by prioritizing rescue and rehabilitation. Wanganga, Gudrung, Surai and Chirai are very sensitive rivers here. Dozens of settlements along the banks of the Wanganga River are at high risk. Some villages are connected with the river. Risk is higher in the coastal areas from Arghakhanchi to the Indian border near Kapilvastu.

Bardia's local administration and municipalities are preparing to face the monsoon disaster. Disaster preparations are being made keeping in mind the floods that occur every year in the big rivers Karnali and Babai that flow from here. Army, Armed Police and Nepal Police have prepared monsoon disaster preparedness and response plan. SP Man Bahadur Shahi of Armed Police said that armed police No. 31 Gana Bardia had conducted a rescue exercise and kept rescue materials ready with one motorboat, 2 rubber boats and 84 life jackets.

A disaster indicator group has been formed with 25 members in each ward of the eight municipalities of Bardia. Mukund Aryal, Disaster Liaison Officer of Gularia Municipality, which is the district headquarters most affected by the flood, said that sirens have been installed in the three flood-prone areas of Babai - Wards 4, 8 and 12. He said that the residents of the coastal area will be alerted by sounding the siren before the flood. We have kept the rescue materials in readiness. Besides, the municipality has a balance of 30 lakh rupees for disaster management, he said.

The district administration office has said that it is discussing disaster preparedness with the eight municipalities. Assistant Chief District Officer Roshan Kathayat said that due to the forecast of heavy rains in monsoon, he has directed the local level to implement preparedness and response plan for disaster mitigation. 32 people died in the flood of Babai in 071. At that time, 93,000 people in Bardiya were affected by the flood. About 50,000 people were affected by the floods in 2007.