Kathmandu. Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Viraj Bhakta Shrestha has left for Bangkok, the capital of Thailand.
Minister Shrestha left today to participate in the fifth ministerial level conference on space applications for sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific region.
Minister Shrestha is scheduled to address the conference organized by the United Nations Regional Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific on Wednesday.
Likewise, Minister Shrestha is scheduled to address the workshop on ‘From Mount Everest to Sea: Lessons learned from the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli incident in Nepal to prevent series of disasters in the Asia-Pacific region’ jointly organized by Thailand, Nepal and UN ESCAP on Thursday.
During the conference, Minister Shrestha will meet with ministers from different countries, said his chief private secretary Sanjiv Maharjan.
Maharjan said that Minister Shrestha will raise the issues of disaster early warning system, free use of regional satellites and climate compensation during the conference.
Archana Shrestha, director general of Nepal Meteorology Department, Devchandra Gadtaula, branch officer of the ministry, climate, disaster resilience and international development expert and board member of Alternative Energy Promotion Center Ankita Shah are participating in the visit. Minister Shrestha is scheduled to return home on Saturday.