USAID Nepal
Clearing debris
Sanu Maya Bajracharya, 70, clears debris of and in front of her home.
A key post-earthquake response long prioritized by the Government of Nepal was debris collection and management. This effort is particularly crucial in the worst-affected districts where over 90 percent of the buildings have collapsed. In 2013, to help the Government plan for swift clearance of debris after an earthquake, USAID supported the IOM to work with the Government to develop a debris management plan. This plan pre-identified nine sites for rubble disposal in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital.
In January 2015, the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development formally took ownership of the plan, which provides organizational structure and standardized guidelines for the clearance, removal, staging, reduction, recycling, processing, and disposal of post-earthquake debris in an environmentally responsible manner.
Clearing debris
Sanu Maya Bajracharya, 70, clears debris of and in front of her home.
A key post-earthquake response long prioritized by the Government of Nepal was debris collection and management. This effort is particularly crucial in the worst-affected districts where over 90 percent of the buildings have collapsed. In 2013, to help the Government plan for swift clearance of debris after an earthquake, USAID supported the IOM to work with the Government to develop a debris management plan. This plan pre-identified nine sites for rubble disposal in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital.
In January 2015, the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development formally took ownership of the plan, which provides organizational structure and standardized guidelines for the clearance, removal, staging, reduction, recycling, processing, and disposal of post-earthquake debris in an environmentally responsible manner.