Department of Water Induced Disaster Management formally Water Induced Disaster Prevention Technical Centre (DPTC) was established under the Ministry of Water Resources under an agreement between the Government of Nepal and the Government of Japan on 7 October 1991. The DPTC was continued for seven and half years under the participation of the concerned agencies of the Government and the Cooperation of Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA).
To institutionalize the objectives and achievements of the DPTC, the Department of Water Induced Disaster Management (DWIDM) was established on 7 February 2000 under the Ministry of Water Resources.
Seven Division and five sub-division offices were established so as to mitigate the water-induced disasters throughout the Country.
