KATHMANDU, March 14 -- The Disaster Management Department of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is going to formulate a five-year strategic plan.

Preparedness for urban disaster risk reduction, management work to be done during disaster and post-disaster rehabilitation, ward and community level capacity development for recovery, and coordination between internal and partners will be included in the plan, according to the metropolis,

According to Disaster Management Committee Coordinator Prem Thapa, a participatory mechanism is being built to make the city safe by balancing the urban originality and modern development stage.

The Disaster Management Department had a discussion with ward level disaster management committee coordinators on ...