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Nepal is prone to several types of disasters such as: earthquakes, floods, landslides, fires, epidemics, avalanches, windstorms, hailstorms, lightning, glacier lake outburst floods, droughts and extreme weather events. Among all these disasters – earthquake is the most- scary and damaging. The effects of a disaster, whether natural or human induced, are often far reaching. The Gorkha earthquake of 25 April 2015 extremely affected human, socio-economic and other multiple sectors and left deep scars mainly in the economy and infrastructure of the country. In addition to the natural factors, the losses from disasters are increasing due to the human activities and absence of proactive legislations. Fundamentally, the weak structures have been found as the major cause of damage in earthquakes. This emphasizes the need for strict compliance of building codes. Thus, proactive disaster management legislation focusing on disaster preparedness is necessary. This paper analyses and shows the critical gaps and responsible factors that would contribute towards seismic risk reduction to enable various stakeholders to enhance seismic safety in Nepal. Additionally, this chapter aims to pinpoint the deficiencies in disaster management system in Nepal with reference to the devastating Gorkha earthquake and suggest appropriate policy and advanced technical measures for improvement.

Impacts of the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake: Lessons Learnt from Nepal