Japanese experts stress on complying building code to lessen damage
Kathmandu, May 7, The members of a team comprising geologists and engineers
from Japan that is on an inspection of the quake affected areas in Nepal have
pointed out the need of strictly implementing the building code to lessen the
damages.
The team made a
field visit to the quake affected areas in Kathmandu, Sindhupalchowk, and
Gorkha districts and concluded that most
of the mud-and-stone houses were found collapsed due to the earthquake.
Addressing the
report discussion programme, former Prime Minister and CPN (UML) leader Madhav
Kumar Nepal said that the country is annually facing different kinds of natural
disasters and its effects as well.
He added that the
government under his leadership had held a Cabinet meeting at Kalapaththar of
Solukhumbu district to highlight the adverse impact of climate change.
Similarly, UML
leader and former Minister Ganga Lal Tuladhar pointed out the need of following
the suggestions of the Japanese experts while reconstructing the quake affected
settlements.
Likewise,
Japanese professor and geological engineer M Okamura said that all sides should
remain alert from the possible risk posed by the partially damaged buildings
and roads during the rainy season.
All experts of
the study team concluded that there might be more risk from landslide during
the rainy season.