KATHMANDU, Oct 1: A National Assembly meeting on Thursday formed a nine-member special committee to study the damage caused by disasters along the Bhotekoshi and Kaligandaki corridors and recommend measures for long-term risk reduction.
At the meeting, National Assembly Chairman Narayan Prasad Dahal informed lawmakers that a parliamentary special committee had been formed to conduct an inspection and study of the disasters that occurred along the Bhotekoshi and Kaligandaki corridors. The study panel includes Krishna Prasad Poudel, Gita Devkota, Ghanashyam Rijal, Shreekrishna Prasad Adhikari, Samjhana Devkota, Somnath Portel, Puja Chaudhary and Tul Prasad Bishwakarma. One more member will be inducted into the committee later.
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The study panel will review disaster preparedness, risk reduction, loss of lives and property, the search for missing people and survivors, rescue, relief and compensation, treatment of injured persons, management of dead bodies, and rehabilitation efforts. The committee has also been mandated to analyze the impact of climate change and recommend a roadmap for the rehabilitation of displaced people, reconstruction of physical infrastructure, risk reduction and climate justice.
The study panel will also suggest necessary mechanisms for the development and effective implementation of scientific and modern early warning systems and technologies. A scientific analysis of the causes, risks and long-term impacts of the disasters will be carried out through adequate interaction with subject experts.
The points assigned to the lawmakers for the study range from developing an appropriate framework for cooperation with disaster-affected neighboring countries to the exchange of experience, technology, information and resources to bolster cooperation in disaster risk reduction, rescue, relief and rehabilitation efforts. The issues of the international system in relation to various countries' roles in climate change and the possible legal basis for claiming compensation for losses are also on the list for study.
Geological, geographical and climate-related risks associated with new settlements are equally relevant topics for the study panel. The parliamentary special committee has been given until mid-January 2027 to complete its work.
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