The Government of Nepal, Provincial Government and Local Level shall perform the following functions, on the basis of prioritization, with mutual coordination, for the prevention and control of famine:
(a) To regularly identify famine or the person, families, communities and zones vulnerable to the famine; and to maintain its records,
(b) To make provisions of food required for controlling famine and the risk of famine,
(c) To make provision for food distribution for controlling the famine or the risk of famine,
(d) To adopt immediate, short-term and long-term measures for the prevention and control of the famine.