Nepal - 2.6 Storage Assessment
While Nepal has an abundance of low-volume storage for the commercial sector. Large-scale warehousing for the humanitarian community is more difficult to locate. The Food Management and Trading Company (FMTC), previously Nepal Food Corporation, appears to be the largest provider of warehousing capacity for rent, but the availability of their facilities is linked to the harvest season of paddy.
For more information on storage company contact details, please see the following link: 4.6 Storage and Milling Companies Contact List.
Storage Used by Humanitarian Organizations
|
Location |
Organization |
Sharing Possibility
|
Capacity (MT / m² / m³) |
Type [1] |
Access [2] |
Condition [3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Janakpur |
UNFPA |
Yes |
30.24 m3 |
Container |
Raised-Siding
|
Appears Intact
|
|
Dhanusha |
UNICEF |
15 |
160 m² |
Container |
Raised-Siding |
Appears Intact |
|
Dhanusha |
UNICEF |
Open Space = 169 m2 |
120 m² |
Rubb hall |
Raised-Siding
|
Appears Intact |
|
Janakpur |
UNDP |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Koshi Province |
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law (MOIAL) |
No |
1500 m3 |
Concrete |
Raised-Siding |
Need to repair rainwater leakage |
|
Biratnagar |
UNFPA |
No |
150 m2 |
Room |
Concrete |
Appears Intact |
|
Lalitpur |
Save the Children |
No |
600 m2 |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Kathmandu |
Save the Children |
No |
20 m2 |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Bardibas |
Save the Children |
No |
300 m2 |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Biratnagar |
Save the Children |
No |
35 m2 |
Container |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Nepalgunj |
Save the Children |
No |
200 m2 |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Dhangadi |
Save the Children |
No |
120 m2 |
Container |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Janakpur |
Plan International Nepal |
No |
278 m2 |
Concrete building |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
Humanitarian Staging Area
World Food Programme (WFP) with funding support from the Unite Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), in close collaboration with the Government of Nepal (GoN) has successfully established Humanitarian Staging Area (HSA) at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu, six Provincial Humanitarian Staging Areas (PHSAs) in five provinces namely: Koshi Province (Biratnagar), Madhesh Province (Birgunj), Lumbini Province (Bhairahawa and Nepalgunj), Karnali Province (Surkhet) and Sudurpaschim Province (Dhangadhi) and Mobile Humanitarian Staging Areas (MHSAs) in four districts, namely: Baitadi, Jumla, Mahottari and Terhathum. The purpose of these facilities is to enhance the emergency preparedness and response capacity of GoN and the humanitarian community. The HSA has been managed on behalf of Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) by WFP on a full cost-recovery basis, overseen by a user-group steering committee.
In the event of crises, the National logistics cluster of the country activates the HSA’s and initiates logistics services to fill gaps. Updates on the requirement to procure services can be attained through Log cluster’s page dedicated to Nepal.
|
Location |
Organization |
Sharing Possibility
|
Capacity (MT / m² / m³) |
Type [1] |
Access [2] |
Condition [3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Kathmandu |
World Food Programme |
Yes |
5500 mt |
Rub-hall, container |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Biratnagar |
World Food Programme |
Yes |
2000 mt |
Rub-hall, container |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Terhathum |
World Food Programme |
Yes |
750 mt |
Rub-hall, container |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Birgunj |
World Food Programme |
Yes |
2000 mt |
Rub-hall, container |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Mahottari |
World Food Programme |
Yes |
750 mt |
Rub-hall, container |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Bhairahawa |
World Food Programme |
Yes |
1000 mt |
Rub-hall, container |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Nepalgunj |
World Food Programme |
Yes |
1875 mt |
Rub-hall, container |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Jumla |
World Food Programme |
Yes |
750 mt |
Rub-hall, container |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Surkhet |
World Food Programme |
Yes |
750 mt |
Rub-hall, container |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Kailali |
World Food Programme |
Yes |
1535 mt |
Rub-hall, container |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Baitadi |
World Food Programme |
Yes |
687 mt |
Rub-hall, container |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Kaski |
World Food Programme |
Yes |
750 mt |
|
|
Proposed |
[1] Warehouse Type: Open storage, container, rub-hall, silo, concrete, other, unspecified
[2] Warehouse Access: Raised-siding, flat
[3] Warehouse condition: Appears intact, appears damaged, under construction/repair
Nepal Red Cross Society
The Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) is the only humanitarian organization that has its own storage. All other I/NGOs uses commercial warehouses as required.
|
Location |
Organization |
Sharing Possibility
|
Capacity (MT / m² / m³) |
Type [1] |
Access [2] |
Condition [3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Kathmandu |
Nepal Red Cross Society |
No |
220 m² |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Biratnagar |
Nepal Red Cross Society |
No |
92.5 m² |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Katari |
Nepal Red Cross Society |
No |
88 m² |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Phidim |
Nepal Red Cross Society |
No |
56 m² |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Birgunj |
Nepal Red Cross Society |
No |
136 m² |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Pokhara |
Nepal Red Cross Society |
No |
68 m² |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Myagdi |
Nepal Red Cross Society |
No |
22.5 m³ |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Rajbiraj |
Nepal Red Cross Society |
No |
392 m³ |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Bhadrapur |
Nepal Red Cross Society |
No |
535 m² |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Ilam |
Nepal Red Cross Society |
No |
891 m² |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Janakpur |
Nepal Red Cross Society |
No |
2948 m³ |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
[1] Warehouse Type: Open storage, container, rub-hall, silo, concrete, other, unspecified
[2] Warehouse Access: Raised-siding, flat
[3] Warehouse condition: Appears intact, appears damaged, under construction/repair
|
District Warehouse, NRCS, Janakpur |
|
Provincial Warehouse, NRCS, Janakpur |
|
Warehouse, NRCS, Ilam |
|
Warehouse, NRCS, Jhapa
|
|
Office and Warehouse, NRCS, Rasuwa |
|
Warehouse, NRCS, Kaski Provincial NRCS Warehouse, Kaski |
Public Sector Storage
The Food Management and Trading Company Private Limited (FMTC) is a government company established by merging the National Trading Limited and Nepal Food Corporation. It is the main provider of commercial warehouse space for private businesses and humanitarian organizations. FMTC’s current network consists of a head office in Kathmandu, 7 Provincial Offices at (Biratnagar, Janakpur, Kathmandu, Pokhara, Surkhet, Bhairhawa and Dhangadi), 5 branch offices at Birtamod, Lahan, Nepalgunj, Tulsipur and Rajpur, and 26 Branch Offices, 25 Depos and 74 sales centers. The total storage capacity of warehouses under the management of FMTC is 138620 mt.
|
Location |
Ministry / Agency |
Use Possibility |
Capacity (MT / m² / m³) |
Type [1] |
Access [2] |
Condition [3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Koshi Province |
Food Management and Trading Company |
Yes |
31980 MT |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Madhesh Province |
Food Management and Trading Company |
Yes |
22500MT |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Bagmati Province |
Food Management and Trading Company |
Yes |
27950 MT |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Gandaki Province |
Food Management and Trading Company |
Yes |
4600 MT |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Lumbini Province |
Food Management and Trading Company |
Yes |
31910 MT |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Karnali Province |
Food Management and Trading Company |
Yes |
7500MT |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Surdurpaschim Province |
Food Management and Trading Company |
Yes |
12180 MT |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Inaruwa, Sunsari |
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law, Koshi Province |
No |
1500 m³ |
Concrete |
Raised-siding |
Need to repair, rainwater leakage |
|
Janakpur |
MoHA/Madhesh Province |
Yes |
792 m³ |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Janakpur |
MoHA/Madhesh Province |
Yes |
3627 m³ |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Janakpur |
PHLMC |
Yes |
86.8 m³ |
MSU |
Flat |
Appears Intact |
|
Birgunj |
Birgunj Metropolitian City |
Yes |
42642 m 2 |
Open space |
Flat |
Open Space |
|
Pokhara |
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law, Gandaki Province |
Yes |
5815 m³ (Four warehouses available) |
Concrete |
Flat |
Appears Intact (needs minor repair) |
[1] Warehouse Type: Open storage, container, rub-hall, silo, concrete, other, unspecified
[2] Warehouse Access: Raised-siding, flat
[3] Warehouse condition: Appears intact, appears damaged, under construction/repair
Cold Chain
Ministry of Health and Population
There are five provincial cold chains, one central storage facility and two sub cold chain centres under the Management Division (MD) of the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP). At the district level, public health offices have small cold chain storage facilities, and they provide service to the community. The MD under the MoHP and Provincial Health Logistics Management Center (PHLMC) under Provincial Ministry of Health manages the storage, transportation and distribution of vaccines and syringes for expanded program for immunization (EPI).
|
Location |
Organization / Owner |
Type [1] |
Cooling / Power [2] |
Quantity |
Total Capacity (m³) |
Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hetauda |
MoHP / PHLMC |
Walk-in cooler |
+2 to +8C, comp |
2 |
12250 |
Good |
|
Pokhara |
MoHP / PHLMC |
Walk-in cooler |
+2 to +8C, comp |
5 |
29750 |
Good |
|
Butwal |
MoHP / PHLMC |
Walk-in cooler |
+2 to +8C, comp |
5 |
31250 |
Good |
|
Pathlaiya, Bara |
MoHP /MD |
Walk-in cooler |
+2 to +8C, comp |
4 |
25000 |
Good |
|
Pathlaiya, Bara
|
MOHP/MD |
Refer Container with Genrator |
-450C to -450C |
1 |
67317 |
Good |
|
Biratnagar |
MoHP / PHLMC |
Walk-in cooler |
+2 to +8C, comp |
5 |
28511.8 |
Good |
|
Nepalgunj |
MOHP/PHLMC |
Walk-in cooler |
+2 to +8C, comp |
3 |
9750 |
Good |
|
Dhangadhi |
MoHP / PHLMC |
Walk-in cooler |
+2 to +8C, comp |
5 |
29750 |
Good |
|
Teku (Kathmandu) |
MoHP/MD |
Walk-in cooler |
+2 to +8C, comp |
16 |
117750 |
Good |
|
Janakpur |
MOHP/PHLMC |
Walk-in cooler |
+2 to +8C, comp |
3 |
12000 |
Good |
|
Janakpur |
MOHP/PHLMC |
Refer Container with Generator |
-450C to -450C |
1 |
67317 |
Good |
|
Surkhet |
MOHP/PHLMC |
Walk-in cooler |
+2 to +8C, comp |
3 |
18750 |
Good |
|
Jhapa |
MOHP/HO |
Walk-in cooler |
+2 to +8C, comp |
1 |
5000 |
Good |
|
Saptari |
MOHP/HO |
Walk-in cooler |
+2 to +8C, comp |
1 |
5000 |
Good |
|
Kathmandu |
MOHP/HO |
Walk-in cooler |
+2 to +8C, comp |
1 |
5000 |
Good |
|
Bhaktapur |
MOHP/HO |
Walk-in cooler |
+2 to +8C, comp |
1 |
10000 |
Good |
|
Baglung |
MOHP/HO |
Walk-in cooler |
+2 to +8C, comp |
1 |
5000 |
Good |
|
Rupandehi |
MOHP/HO |
Walk-in cooler |
+2 to +8C, comp |
1 |
5000 |
Good |
|
Surkhet |
MOHP/HO |
Walk-in cooler |
+2 to +8C, comp |
1 |
5000 |
Good |
|
Kailali |
MOHP/HO |
Walk-in cooler |
+2 to +8C, comp |
1 |
5000 |
Good |
|
Sunsari |
MOHP/HO |
Walk-in cooler |
+2 to +8C, comp |
1 |
5000 |
Good |
|
Udaypur |
MOHP/HO |
Walk-in cooler |
+2 to +8C, comp |
1 |
5000 |
Good |
|
Siraha |
MOHP/HO |
Walk-in cooler |
+2 to +8C, comp |
1 |
5000 |
Good |
|
Chitwan |
MOHP/HO |
Walk-in cooler |
+2 to +8C, comp |
1 |
5000 |
Good |
|
Syanja |
MOHP/HO |
Walk-in cooler |
+2 to +8C, comp |
1 |
5000 |
Good |
|
Dang |
MOHP/HO |
Walk-in cooler |
+2 to +8C, comp |
1 |
5000 |
Good |
|
Dadeldhura |
MOHP/HO |
Walk-in cooler |
+2 to +8C, comp |
1 |
5000 |
Good |
[1] Cold Room Positive, Cold Room Negative, Refrigerator, Freezer,
[2] Compression, Absorption, Solar, Other, unspecified
|
1: Cold Chain, Janakpur 2: Reefer Container, Janakpur
|
|
Cold chain facility, Pokhara |
