Rapid Response Mechanism Formed in All Districts for Industrial Security

Kathmandu. A rapid response mechanism has been formed in all districts to strengthen industrial and commercial security. A decision has been made to form a 7-member mechanism under the leadership of the Chief District Officer, a high-ranking official of the Home Ministry told Ratopati. Home Secretary Rajkumar Shrestha approved the concept of the mechanism on Baisakh 14.

The mechanism, formed to respond immediately in case of an incident to provide industrial and commercial security, will include a district military representative, district police chief, local head of the Armed Police, representative of the National Investigation Department, and the president of the private sector and their designated representative. The Assistant Chief District Officer has been appointed as the member secretary.

The industrial strengthening response mechanism has been formed based on the list of 100 governance reforms approved by the Council of Ministers on Chaitra 13, 2082, a high-ranking official of the Home Ministry said. The mechanism has been given the mandate to collect data of industries and factories in the district and monitor them 24 hours a day to make security effective. According to ministry sources, the hotline at the district's emergency operation center must be operated 24 hours a day as an industrial security hotline.

A strategy has been devised to deploy continuous security patrols on highways and strategic routes to facilitate supply. The Home Ministry has issued a circular across the country to conduct special search operations to recover goods looted from commercial establishments during protests.

A contact person must be designated at the nearest security unit for the security of industries and businesses.