Section 9
Emergency Food And Nutrition Security
(1) The Government of Nepal, Provincial Government and Local Level shall adopt necessary measures with mutual coordination in order to reduce adverse impact likely to occur in food and nutrition security for any reason and to provide food immediately in the emergency situation.
Explanation: For the purposes of this Section, the term “emergency situation” means the period declared by the Government of Nepal as a situation of emergency at any zone affected by the disaster such as earthquake, flood, landslide, snowfall, cold wave or inferno.
(2) The Government of Nepal, Provincial Government and Local Level shall hoard the food required to fulfill the necessity of nutrition in any situation whatsoever, by expanding and modernizing their storage facilities with mutual coordination.
(3) The prescribed body shall coordinate the functions of providing emergency food and nutrition support pursuant to this Section.
(4) The Government of Nepal may, in order to enhance the security situation of food and nutrition during the situation of emergency, mobilize national and international support, as necessary.
Explanation: For the purposes of this Section, the term “emergency situation” means the period declared by the Government of Nepal as a situation of emergency at any zone affected by the disaster such as earthquake, flood, landslide, snowfall, cold wave or inferno.
(2) The Government of Nepal, Provincial Government and Local Level shall hoard the food required to fulfill the necessity of nutrition in any situation whatsoever, by expanding and modernizing their storage facilities with mutual coordination.
(3) The prescribed body shall coordinate the functions of providing emergency food and nutrition support pursuant to this Section.
(4) The Government of Nepal may, in order to enhance the security situation of food and nutrition during the situation of emergency, mobilize national and international support, as necessary.