– Meeting Minutes

LOCATION: DDC office, Gorkha, Nepal DATE: 22 May 2015 CHAIR: Logistics Cluster PARTICIPANTS: Care Nepal, Oxfam, NTNC/MCAP, People in Need, WFP.

ACTION POINTS:  Logistics Cluster to confirm meeting frequency at next Coordination Meeting.

AGENDA: 1. Work planning 2. Storage 3. Transport 4. Any Other Business 1. WORK PLANNING  Oxfam shared that they are expecting to receive 6,000 foam sheets from India. Oxfam shared that the custom authorities had advised that until 26 May relief items can be imported into Nepal duty free, but after this date import duty must be paid.

 The National Trust for Nature Conversation (NTNC/MCAP) shared that it has additional blankets in but has to confirm with the Shelter Cluster if they will be needed.

 People in Need advised that a work planning meeting is taking place in Kathmandu on 22-23 May, to plan the second round of distributions.

2. STORAGE  No issues were reported with storage.

3. TRANSPORT Air operations

 The Logistics Cluster advised that no MI-8 helicopter was available for Gorkha district from 21 to 23 May. The second MI-8 is not yet available to be tasked.

Road transport

 Participants were advised that the northern route via the Larki-pass to opened. The route goes from Lamjung to Darapani, Bintang through the Larki-pass and is passable on foot or by mule. The route can be taken up to . After Lho the road is blocked by landslides.

 Oxfam reported that on the road to Sunjung, between Dhodeni and Sunjung a landslide happened and the road was closed. Oxfam is sending a truck on 23 May and will advice the Logistics Cluster if the road will be opened again.

www.logcluster.org/ops/nepal

NEPAL GORKHA DISTRICT – Meeting Minutes

 The Logistics Cluster advised that the Deurali base had sent three trucks to , via Laprak. This trip takes about 10-11 hours from Deurali and tractors must bring extra fuel with them.

4. ANY OTHER BUSINESS  Participants were informed that a new Logistics Coordinator for the Deurali logistics base had arrived (contact details below). A second staff will arrive on 27 May to take over the Gorkha logistics hub from the current Coordinator (contact details below).

 Organisations were advised that the frequency of the Coordination Meetings will be decided at the next meeting. Currently, the meetings take place on Tuesday at 4:00 pm at Deurali Logistics Base and on Friday at 4:00pm at the DDC Office in Gorkha town.

The next Logistics Cluster meeting takes place on Tuesday 26 May, 4:00 pm at the Deurali Logistics Base.

Contacts: Service Requests [email protected]

Jurgen Hulst Gorkha Logistics Cluster Coordinator [email protected] Gorkha Logistics Cluster Coordinator [email protected] Guillermo Zuniga Andy Cianchi Deurali Logistics Base Coordinator [email protected]

National contacts

Baptiste Burgaud Cluster Coordinator [email protected]

Chiara Argenti Information Management Officer [email protected]

www.logcluster.org/ops/nepal