Collective efforts stressed for disaster risk reduction

Kathmandu, Jan 16: Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal has urged one and all to unite and work together for the risk reduction of earthquakes and other disasters.Addressing a programme here on Friday on the occasion of the 28th Earthquake Safety Day, Minister Aryal said that he government was making efforts to institutionalize the tasks on disaster risk reduction as well as make them sustainable and result-oriented.Aryal stressed making earthquake-resistant physical infrastructure in the coming days and called for preparedness, response and recovery attempts at the community level with the collective efforts of all.The Home Minister stated that the effective operation...