Kathmandu. Acting Prime Minister Prakash Man Singh and Government Spokesperson and Minister for Communications and Information Technology Prithvi Subba Gurung held discussions on making disaster-related information dissemination system effective.

In a meeting held at the Ministry of Urban Development today, discussions were held about the work that the Ministry of Communications can do for the dissemination of information. A meeting of the National Disaster Management Council chaired by Acting Prime Minister Singh decided to effectively disseminate the weather forecast warning keeping in mind the disaster risk, according to the Ministry of Urban Development.

Acting Prime Minister Singh and Minister Gurung held discussions on sending SMS to the locals to stay safe in and around the area during the time of heavy rainfall, broadcasting weather bulletins and information through local FM and social media, playing ‘Early Warning Ring’ on mobile phones and alerting them in time in the risky areas. On the occasion, Minister Gurung said necessary coordination would be made in consultation with the concerned bodies.

Acting Prime Minister Singh stressed the need to make the information flow effective, saying that making the forecast effective as per the weather forecast during the disaster would play an important role in reducing the potential risk and preventing damage.