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Introduction
Nepal suffers from various types of water-induced disasters such as soil erosion, landslides, debris flow, flood, bank erosion etc. due to its rugged topographically weak geological formations, active seismic conditions, occasional glacier lake outburst floods, concentrated monsoon rains associated with unscientific land utilizations. These phenomena induce severe impacts on the vital infrastructures of the nation such as roads, houses, hydropower, irrigation and drinking water facilities, cause loss of agricultural lands, properties and human lives posing a severe threat to the sustainable development of the country.
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Contact
Department of Water Induced Disaster Prevention (DWIDP)
Pulchowk, Lalitpur
Post Box No. 13105, Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel: 977-1-5535407, 5535502, 5535503
Fax: 977-1-5523528
dwidp@ntc.net.np
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