NDRRMA Chief Upreti on what Nepal must change after the Bhotekoshi disaster
Summary
NDRRMA Chief Executive Dharmaraj Upreti says Nepal must rebuild flood-hit areas away from risk zones, strengthen early warning systems and improve technical capacity after the Bhotekoshi disaster. He says the preliminary damage from recent disasters is about $3 billion, with reconstruction needs estimated at $4.77 billion.
Key Points
- Dharmaraj Upreti says the preliminary damage from recent disasters, including the Bhotekoshi flood, is about $3 billion and reconstruction could cost $4.77 billion.
- He argues that flood-marked settlements should not be rebuilt in place and that affected families must be resettled in safer locations.
- Upreti says Nepal lacks enough technical staff, autonomy and resources to match the scale of disaster risk the country faces.
- He says Nepal is expanding cross-border early warning cooperation with China and regional partners, while relief and search operations continue for disaster victims.
