1) The document provides an overview of disasters that have occurred in Gandaki Province of Nepal. It analyzes disaster data from the province's 7 districts. 2) Unexpected higher prices, earthquakes, and droughts are the most common types of disasters experienced in the province. Nawalpur district has experienced all types of disasters. 3) Most disasters occur multiple times per year, with the highest frequency observed in 2072. Government and NGO support are the primary forms of aid after disasters.

1. Overview of Disaster
in
Gandaki Province
Prepared By:
Mahendra Poudel
M.Sc.. In Public Health and Disaster Engineering
Pokhara University 1

2. Background
• Gandaki province is one of the seven federal
provinces established by the current constitution of Nepal which
was formation on 20 September 2015.
• Pokhara is the province's capital city.
• It borders the Tibet of China to the north, Province no. 3 to the
east, Karnali Pardes to the west and Province 5 and Uttar
Pardes of India to the south.
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3. Gandaki Province Map
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4. Introduction
• Coordinates: 27°-20' N ~ 29°-20' N latitude & 82° 52' E ~ 85°-12' E longitude
• Area: 21,733 sq. km (14.66% of total country’s area and 4th rank) ,
• Capital: Pokhara (Largest Metropolitan city with 33 wards)
• Population : 24,03,014 (9.06% of total country's population and 6th rank)
• Districts: 11 , HDI : 0.567 , Literacy: 74.81%
• Metropolitan city:1, Municipality:26, Rural Municipality:58, Wards:759
• Language : Nepali (61.19%), Gurung (14.68%), Magar (12.8%)
• Religion:Hinduism(82.89%) Buddhism(13.68%) Christianity (1.56%)
• Ethinicity:Brahmins(21.5%), Magar(20.9%),Chhetri(13.4%),Gurung(8.4%)
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5. Objectives
• To access disasters in Gandaki Province.
• To analyze disaster sample data in seven districts.
• To formulate sample data analytically & statically.
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6. Administrative Division
The Governor acts as the head of the province while the Chief
Minister is the head of the provincial government. The Chief Judge
of the Pokhara High Court is the head of the judiciary. The present
Governor, Chief Minister and Chief Judge are Baburam
Kunwar (governor), Prithvi Subba Gurung (chief minister) and
Purushottam Bhandari (chief judge).The province has
60 provincial assembly constituencies and 18 federal House of
Representative constituencies.
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7. Administrative Sub-Division
Gandaki province is divided into 11 districts.
A district is administrated by the head of the District Coordination
Committee and the District Administration Officer.
The districts are further dived to municipalities and rural municipalities
which include 1 metropolitan city and 26 municipalities and 58 rural
municipalities.
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8. Ecological Distribution
According to Gandaki Province, geographical region is divided
into three regions: Terai, Hill and Mountain
Land Area Population census 2068
Mountain: 5,819 sq. km 19,990
Hill: 14,604 sq. km 20, 72,162
Terai : 1,310 sq. km 3, 10,864
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9. Sample Status
36
21 22
15
45
31
35
0
10
20
30
40
50
Baglung Gorkha Lamjung Myagdi Nawalpur Syangja Tanahun
TotalSampleTaken
District
Key Informants
Total Smple
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10. Disaster Type in Gandaki Province
20.5
18.0
15.1
9.8
6.8
6.8
6.3
6.3
4.4
3.9
2.0
0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0
Unexpected HIgher Prices
Earthquake
Drought
Riots/Blockage
Hail/Lightening
Lifestock Loss
Flood
Landslide
Pests and Plant Diseases
Fuel Shortage
Fire
Percentage of disaster occurrence
DisasterTypes
Disaster in Province
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11. Types of Disasters by Districts
6
5 5
2
5
6
8
6
4
2
3
5 5
6
1
2
11
6
2
44
3
11
3
5 5
4
2 2
1
2 22
5
1
5
1
4
1 1 1
2
6
1
3
10
6
5 5
3
9
6
8
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Baglung Gorkha Lamjung Myagdi Nawalpur Syangja Tanahun
Disastersoccurrence
Districts
Earthquake Drought Fire Flood
Fuel Shortage Hail/Lightening Landslide Lifestock Loss
Pests and Plant Diseases Riots / Blockage Unexpected HIgher Prices
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12. Trend of Disaster Occurrence
1 2 1 5 8 12 16
156
4
0
40
80
120
160
2054 2056 2058 2060 2062 2064 2066 2068 2070 2072 2074
Frequency
Year B.S.
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13. Disaster Frequency by District
0
9
13
3
11
16
4
0 0
1
0
3
5
0 0
22
10
8
4
1
29
1 1
0 0
24
9
2
0 0
0
6
12
18
24
30
Multiple times a
year
Annualy Ever few year few times in the
past 10 year
Once in 10 years
Frequency(nos.)
Occurance
Baglung Gorkha Lamjung Myagdi Nawalpur Syangja Tanahun
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14. Post Disaster Support
8
5
2
7
6
1
9
5
1
2
1
0
6
2
0
10
6
3
10
6
0
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
govt support NGO support other organization
Baglung Gorkha Lamjung Myagdi Nawalpur Syangja Tanahun
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15. Conclusion
• More disaster samples are taken in Nawalparasi District.
• Unexpected higher price is the main problem in Gandaki Province
• All types of disaster is occurred in Nawalpur District.
• Maximum disaster occurrence is observed in the year 2072.
• Disasters are observed occurring multiple times in a year.
• Mainly Government and NGO’s are involving for support in post
disasters.
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