KATHMANDU, Feb. 13 -- Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak directed the concerned bodies to make the pre-disaster and post-disaster information systems more effective.

He issued this directive during a discussion program on these information systems at the Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday.

Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak emphasized the important role of Nepal Telecom and Ncell in the transmission of pre-disaster and post-disaster information. However, he stated that for pre-disaster information dissemination, it would be more effective to have a system where the mobile phone rings instead of receiving a message.

He said, "Classifying each municipality and transmitting pre-disaster information with a ringing sound on mobile phones will be more ...