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Land Use Plan (RSLUP) and update Building Bye-laws of Chautara Municipality in
Sindhupalchowk District was carried out by the team of GENESIS Consultancy (P)
Ltd. and Welink Consultants (P) Ltd. in 2016.
The development of RSLUP in Chautara Municipality has evolved from generation of relevant information, multi-hazard spatial modeling, vulnerability assessment,
adaptation of best practices, guided by the “Guideline for Municipal Level Risk
Sensitive Land Use Plan”—drafted by the MoFALD. The development of RSLUP
in Chautara Municipality was undertaken in a four-phase approach, outlined below:
• Development of information and knowledge base needed for evidence-based
decision support in planning
• Development of RSLUP and implementing tools and bye-laws
• Participation of stakeholders and concerned in collaborative decision-making; and
• Development of stakeholder’s engagement plan and information, education,
communication action plan for implementation of municipal RSLUP.
These plans will be supported by Implementation Action Plan and Institutionalization Guideline, Stakeholder Engagement Plan and IEC Action Plan to enable the
municipality and other stakeholders to initiate implementations of the RSLUP and
the bye-laws documents.
Many organizations are facilitating efforts to carry out the risk assessments at
different level from ward to municipal. Practical Action supported on Pokhara
Flood Risk Assessment; Oxfam in Birendranagar; British Red Cross and NRCS
in Dhangadhi; Mercy Corps in Dadeldhura and Doti.
10.6 Ongoing Federal and Local Level Initiatives
10.6.1 Resettlement of High-Risk Communities
The Ministry of Urban Development has identified 24 high-disaster risk settlements that require resettlement to safer locations. The resettlement plan follows
the GON’s Integrated Urban Development Plan concept developed in 2015. The
plan intends to resettle scattered high-risk settlement into relatively larger integrated settlements. The Ministry is currently implementing resettlement programs in
Rasuwa and Myagdi districts. Other high-risk settlements identified by the Ministry
are, in Province 1: Gaurijanj, Jhapa; Chuhandanda, Terathum; Jarayotar, Bhojpur
and Khumjung Valley of Solukhumbu. In Province 2: Santapu Matiun and Basantapur, Rautahat and Beltar, Udayapur. In Province 3: Betrawati, Nuwakot; Mude,
Sindhupalchowk and Gajuri, Dhading. In Province 4: Chormara, Nawalparasi;
Bhachhek Bazaar, Gorkha; Syalpakhe, Syangja, and Humde of Manang. In Province
5; Mainapokhari, Bardiya; Bhalubang, Dang; Supal Bazaar, Pyuthan; Sulichaur,
Rolpa. In Karnali Province: Chupra, Dailekh and Gamdadi, Mugu. Similarly, in Sudur
Paschim Province the high-risk settlements that require resettlement are Beldandi,
C. L. Hada et al.
Land Use Plan (RSLUP) and update Building Bye-laws of Chautara Municipality in
Sindhupalchowk District was carried out by the team of GENESIS Consultancy (P)
Ltd. and Welink Consultants (P) Ltd. in 2016.
The development of RSLUP in Chautara Municipality has evolved from generation of relevant information, multi-hazard spatial modeling, vulnerability assessment,
adaptation of best practices, guided by the “Guideline for Municipal Level Risk
Sensitive Land Use Plan”—drafted by the MoFALD. The development of RSLUP
in Chautara Municipality was undertaken in a four-phase approach, outlined below:
• Development of information and knowledge base needed for evidence-based
decision support in planning
• Development of RSLUP and implementing tools and bye-laws
• Participation of stakeholders and concerned in collaborative decision-making; and
• Development of stakeholder’s engagement plan and information, education,
communication action plan for implementation of municipal RSLUP.
These plans will be supported by Implementation Action Plan and Institutionalization Guideline, Stakeholder Engagement Plan and IEC Action Plan to enable the
municipality and other stakeholders to initiate implementations of the RSLUP and
the bye-laws documents.
Many organizations are facilitating efforts to carry out the risk assessments at
different level from ward to municipal. Practical Action supported on Pokhara
Flood Risk Assessment; Oxfam in Birendranagar; British Red Cross and NRCS
in Dhangadhi; Mercy Corps in Dadeldhura and Doti.
10.6 Ongoing Federal and Local Level Initiatives
10.6.1 Resettlement of High-Risk Communities
The Ministry of Urban Development has identified 24 high-disaster risk settlements that require resettlement to safer locations. The resettlement plan follows
the GON’s Integrated Urban Development Plan concept developed in 2015. The
plan intends to resettle scattered high-risk settlement into relatively larger integrated settlements. The Ministry is currently implementing resettlement programs in
Rasuwa and Myagdi districts. Other high-risk settlements identified by the Ministry
are, in Province 1: Gaurijanj, Jhapa; Chuhandanda, Terathum; Jarayotar, Bhojpur
and Khumjung Valley of Solukhumbu. In Province 2: Santapu Matiun and Basantapur, Rautahat and Beltar, Udayapur. In Province 3: Betrawati, Nuwakot; Mude,
Sindhupalchowk and Gajuri, Dhading. In Province 4: Chormara, Nawalparasi;
Bhachhek Bazaar, Gorkha; Syalpakhe, Syangja, and Humde of Manang. In Province
5; Mainapokhari, Bardiya; Bhalubang, Dang; Supal Bazaar, Pyuthan; Sulichaur,
Rolpa. In Karnali Province: Chupra, Dailekh and Gamdadi, Mugu. Similarly, in Sudur
Paschim Province the high-risk settlements that require resettlement are Beldandi,