Process to issue death certificates of flood-missing persons in final stage

By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, Oct. 14: The process of certifying people who went missing in the August 26 floods in Rasuwa as deceased and issuing death certificates to their families has reached its final stage, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) has said.

Informing about the government’s preparation at the Parliamentary Special Committee for Study and Monitoring of Disasters in the Bhotekoshi and Kaligandaki corridors held at Singha Durbar on Tuesday, NDRRMA Chief Executive Chief Dr. Dharma Raj Upreti, said the process of certifying the missing persons as deceased would become easier once the results of DNA tests conducted on flood victims were received.

According to Upreti, the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act has been amended to allow missing persons to be declared dead after 45 days. The government is preparing to issue death certificates of both Nepali and foreign nationals under the amended legal provision.