'Bailey Bridge' has been placed on standby in Gajuri in Dhading, Bharatpur and Bara in Chitwan, helicopters are on standby in Itahari and Surkhet, and two more helicopters are on standby in Kathmandu.
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The monsoon, which entered Nepal on Ashad 20, has spread across the country since Tuesday. According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, the weather across the country is expected to remain more adverse on Wednesday and Thursday.
Meteorologists have said that the monsoon activity has become stronger and the amount of rainfall has increased due to the increasing flow of water vapor-rich air towards Nepal due to the low-pressure system developed in the Bay of Bengal.
Government mechanisms are actively working to reduce the risk of possible monsoon-related disasters and to respond. Armed Police Force (APF) Nepal has identified highly sensitive and risky places where it would be difficult for rescue teams to reach immediately during disasters and established 'Temporary Monsoon Response Bases' in 54 places across the country, said Armed Police Force (APF) Nepal spokesperson DIG Netra Bahadur Karki. According to him, permanent bases with manpower and resources have been established in 16 highly vulnerable places where rain-related disasters occur.
Karki said that a team including divers has been deployed to risky places across the country with the necessary equipment for post-disaster rescue and relief. He said that as soon as any type of disaster is clicked on in the system, information will be received along with the location and the staff working in the nearest brigade will come. Karki also informed that the 1114 hotline service has been brought into operation at the center and in each brigade for citizens at risk.
Army also on alert for monsoon-related disaster management
Considering the risk of monsoon-related disasters, the Nepali Army has put forward a three-phase special preparedness action plan. The army has mobilized manpower and resources with high alert to minimize damage and immediately rescue from possible floods, landslides and other natural disasters.
According to Nepali Army Spokesperson Rajaram Basnet, the work of preparing the preparation and plan has been completed under the first phase. In this process, the existing plan has been revised after conducting in-depth study and research of past disaster incidents. The army has said that it has kept the army on alert by conducting various joint exercises including 'Hatemalo' from the combat base to the lower-level units.
Under the second phase, 'pre-deployment' with resources has been intensified. Under this, the army has been deployed at the battalion and regiment levels so that it can be mobilized immediately, while a 'composite search and rescue' team with relief materials has been kept on alert at the division level.
Keeping in mind the risk of road network disruption due to floods and landslides, 'Bailey bridges' have been kept on standby in Gajuri in Dhading, Bharatpur in Chitwan and Bara. Spokesperson Basnet informed that mechanical bridges in Kathmandu and field hospitals with emergency medical kits for emergency medical facilities have also been kept on alert.
The army has made special preparations for air rescue. Helicopters have been pre-deployed in Itahari and Surkhet, while two more helicopters are on standby in Kathmandu to be deployed immediately depending on the weather conditions. Search and rescue teams have been mobilized at airports. A special exercise on air rescue was also recently conducted at Bagmati Dam.
According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, six people have died due to floods since Baisakhi 2083. Similarly, the authority has stated that 13 people have died due to windstorms, 5 due to landslides, and 3 due to heavy rain.
