Disaster Recovery Centre comes into operation in Hetauda

Minister for Communication and Technology Gokul Prasad Baskota (fourth from right) along with other officials attends inauguration ceremony of Disaster Recovery Centre in Hetauda, on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Photo: Prakash Dahal/THT

HETAUDA: A much-awaited Disaster Recovery Centre, a back-up to the Government Integrated Data Centre (GIDC), has finally come into operation at Huprachaur in Hetauda.

Minister for Communication and Technology Gokul Prasad Baskota inaugurated the centre amid a special programme at Huprachaur in Hetauda Sub Metropolis on Tuesday.

Speaking after inaugurating the centre, Minister Baskota said preparations are underway to construct three other data centres in Kohalpur, Itahari and Kathmandu.

According to Minister Baskota, Nepal has entered into the digital age and the government is poised to leap forward in the technology and communication sectors.

An official briefs about newly constructed Disaster Recovery Centre (DRC) to Minister Gokul Prasad Baskota and other officials in Hetauda. Photo: Prakash Dahal/THT

Sunil Paudel, Chief Officer of the Recovery Data Centre said, “The Korean government has already handed over the project to Nepal government and GIDC’s Singhdurbar-based data have already been retrieved as back-up in the centre.”

The centre will store back-up information of government groupware, national portal, electronic driving licence and vehicle registration, machine-readable passport, national ID, electronic signatures, e-custom services among others.

Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) had supported Rs 370 million for the construction of the centre and would provide with necessary training and guidance for the smooth operation of the centre, Paudel shared.

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