Feasibility Study of Disaster Risk Area Identification and Scientific Mapping (HAZARD) in Gandaki Province, Nepal Submitted to: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law Gandaki Province, Nepal Submitted by: GeoNet Connection Pvt. Ltd. (Research and Mapping Centre) Pokhara Metropolitan City, Ward No. 6 Gandaki Province, Nepal Email:
[email protected] 30 June, 2019 i ABSTRACT Nepal is a hazard risk country. Human casualties and property loss are major consequences of the disaster. Gandaki province is covered by Himalayas, Mountains and Hills therefore it has also high disaster risk. To identify and map the disaster risk zone, ministry of internal affair and law, Gandaki province conduct this study through province. The study identify Gorkha district as hazard risk district of the Gandaki province. Parbat district has low amount of risk land. It may be due to smallest district of the province. The study identified 6349 km2 fire risk zone, 1443.33 km2 flood risk zone and 3371.32 km2 landslide risk zone in the Gandaki province. Land use land cover and precipitation are most important variables to model the fire risk. Shrub land, forests and areas having low precipitation are more susceptible to fire risk. Distances to water and slope are most important variables to model the flood risk. Lands near to the water and flat area are facing the flood risk. Slope and land use land cover are most important variables to model the landslide risk. Lands around the river sides and steep slopes are more risky area in terms of landslides. Similarly, road accidents, hailstones and lightning are also serious hazards in the province.