Nepal Plans Legal Provision to Relocate Settlements in Disaster-Prone Areas
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- Nepal is drafting legislation that would allow authorities to relocate settlements in areas considered vulnerable to natural disasters.
- The move reflects concern about people living along riverbanks, in forests and in other high-risk locations.
- The Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation is preparing the draft with the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration.
Nepal’s government is preparing a legal framework to relocate settlements considered vulnerable to natural disasters. The plan comes amid growing concern about people living along riverbanks, in forests and in other high-risk areas.
The Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation has drafted the legislation in coordination with the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration.
The proposed provision would give the government a legal basis to move settlements located in areas exposed to disaster risks.
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