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Introduction

Background
Landslide affecting Kathmandu-Naubise Road
Sector
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. In order to mitigate these disasters in Nepal, the then Water Induced Disaster Prevention Technical Centre (DPTC) was established under the Ministry of Water Resources under an agreement between the Government of Nepal and the Government of Japan on 7 October 1991. The DPTC was continued for seven and half years under the participation of the concerned agencies of the Government and the co-operation of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

To institutionalize the objectives and achievements of the DPTC, the Department of Water Induced Disaster Prevention (DWIDP) was established on 7 February 2000 under the Ministry of Water Resources.

The then River Training Division of the Department of Irrigation was merged in the organizational structure of the DWIDP to strengthen its institutional capability. Seven Division and five sub-division offices were established so as to mitigate the water-induced disasters throughout the kingdom.


Goal
To contribute in achieving the national goal of poverty alleviation through minimizing human casualties and damages of infrastructures due to water induced disasters by the appropriate management and conservation of rivers and river basins of Nepal.


Objective
To implement the programmes of river and river basins conservation and to develop related appropriate technology, research, information systems, human resource and institutional development activities and to raise awareness of communities so as to mitigate water-induced disasters.


Strategies
Gully erosion causing degradation of land
  • To formulate and implement water-induced disaster management policy and plans.

  • To prepare hazard maps and risk zoning.

  • To strengthen the network for disaster mitigation and to establish disaster information systems.

  • To conduct community awareness programmes and trainings on water-induced disaster management.

  • To activate Indo-Nepal Inundation committee(s).

  • To prepare and implement Flood Plain Action Plan.

  • To implement disaster mitigation measures.

  • To strengthen the institutional development, human resource development and capacity building.

  • To identity environment-friendly water-induced disaster mitigation measures and construction methodology.

  • To institutionalize and strengthen water-induced disaster rehabilitation system.

  • To develop disaster information system and disseminate the disaster information.

  • To perform the capability building of the Government and community for water-induced disaster mitigation works.


Main Activities
  1. Technology Development Work
     The main activity under this work is to develop the environment friendly technology by the amalgamation of local and modern technology. Various technologies are proposed and compared in the selected sites through model construction works so as to identify the appropriate technology suitable to a specific site. The experience thus gained in the model sites are disseminated through technical guidelines and providing suggestions to ongoing projects.

  2. Training, Study and Information Work
     Trainings are conducted to develop the knowledge and skills of the technical staffs of Government offices and related agencies associated with water-induced disaster mitigation works. A data bank is established by collecting information related to water-induced disasters and these informations are disseminated through various publications. Besides these, various studies on water-induced disasters are performed. Community awareness programmes are conducted through seminars and workshops.

  3. Water-induced Disaster Mitigation Work
     Emergency works, point control works and long-term mitigation works through the preparation of master plans are implemented against the water-induced disasters such as floods, landslides & debris flows under this activity.


Different Programmes and Projects Implemented
  1. Disaster Mitigation Support Programme Project (DMSP)
     This project was implemented in September 1999, under the agreement of the Government of Nepal and the Government of Japan to contribute in promoting the capacity of the Government and communities for the mitigation of water-induced disasters. The project has completed its tenure of five years in 2004 August and now its follow-up programme is being launched for the next two years till 2006 August.

    The main activities of this project implemented under the co-operation of Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) are as follows:
    • Community disaster mitigation works
    • Disaster rehabilitation works
    • Information system development and dissemination works
    • Disaster mitigation awareness works

  2. River Training Project
     The main activities of this central level project under the DWIDP are as follows:
    • To supply gabion boxes and other river training materials for emergency works all over the country.
    • To study rivers for disaster mitigation and management.
    • To activate the Standing Committee on Inundation Problems (SCIP) for the mitigation of the disasters of Indo-Nepal border rivers.

  3. Mugling-Narayanghat Water Induced Disaster Prevention Project
    Landslide affecting Mugling-Narayanghat road
    sector
    This project was started in the Fiscal year 2061/62 to mitigate the water-induced disaster like landslide and debris flow damages along Mugling-Narayanghat Road sector specially due to the intensive rainfall of July 2003. The total estimated cost of the project is Rs. 30 crore 20 lakhs out of which the Government of Nepal bears Rs. 3 corore and the rest by JICA. The project duration is 3 years.

  4. Bagmati River Training Project
     The seventh meeting of SCIP formulated Bagmati river training project for the construction of embankments at Bagmati River in terai. With NRs. 314.13 million contribution from the Government of India and NRs. 78.43 million contribution of the Government of Nepal this project is estimated at NRs. 392.56 million.

  5. Lal Bakaiya River Training Project
     Lal Bakaiya River Training Project has been formulated for the training work of Lal Bakaiya River in Rautahat district with the total project cost of NRs. 61.4 million among which NRs. 45.8 million is the contribution from the Government of India and NRs. 15.6 million from Government of Nepal.

  6. Sindhuli- Bardibas Water Induced Disaster Prevention Project
     This project was started under the WIDP Division Office No. 2, Janakpur in the Fiscal year 2062/63 to project Sindhuli-Bardibas road from water-induced disasters like landslides and debris flows. The estimated cost of the project is Rs. 16 crore and will commence till the Fiscal year 2064/65.


Proposed Major Programmes
The Tenth Plan (2002-2007 A.D.) mentions the major programmes of the DWIDP as follows:
    Bed level rise in Lothar river due to soil erosion in
    the catchment area
  • To formulate policy, rule, regulation and guidelines for the institutionalization of water-induced disaster management as a regular programme.
  • To delineate water-induced disaster areas and prepare waterinduced hazard maps.
  • To develop and disseminate appropriate technology through model construction works.
  • To provide information regarding the probable disasters due to floods and landslides through the establishment of forecasting systems and to promote public awareness.
  • To co-ordinate among the agencies related with water-induced disaster management.
  • To activate bi-lateral committees related with the inundation problems of Indo-Nepal borders.
  • To implement work plan for the management of flood plains.
  • To implement the projects for water-induced disaster mitigation.


Manpower
S. no Description Department Division Sub-division Total
Pool Regular
1 Gazetted I (Tech.) - 3 - - 3
2 Gazetted II (Tech.) - 7 7 - 14
3 Gazetted III (Tech.) 2 19 22 5 48
4 Gazetted III - 3 - - 3
5 Non-Gazetted I (Tech.) 8 15 44 10 77
6 Non-Gazetted I - 6 14 - 10
7 Non-Gazetted II (Tech.) - - 2 - 2
8 Non-Gazetted II - 2 8 10 20
9 Non-classified - 5 30 10 45
  Total 10 60 127 35 232


Physical Facilities
  1. Central office at Pulchowk
  2. Hydraulic Laboratory at Godawari
    • River simulation model facility
    • Debris flow simulation model facility
    • Landslide simulation model facility
    • Soil testing facility
    • Concrete testing facility
  3. Heavy equipment garage at Baneshwor
  4. Seven division offices and five sub-division offices
  5. Gabion net weaving machines in Biratnagar, Parwanipur, Pokhara, Nepalgunj and Dhangadhi.




Background
Goal
Objective
Strategies
Main Activities
Programmes & Projects
Proposed Major Programmes
Manpower
Physical Facilities


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