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Water-level warning system for Chamba soon


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Chamba, March 7
To mitigate the threats of Glacier Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF), Chamba district will now have an integrated mechanism for early warning of the increasing water level in the Ravi due to heavy rain.
In addition to dams constructed on rivers, the web-based system can be operated from the district and state-level disaster management centres.
Presiding over a meeting with regard to GLOF here to review the steps to be taken for preparing an accurate and effective system for prevention of flood damage caused by the eruption of glacial lakes, Deputy Commissioner DC Rana said for setting up the system on the Ravi basin, the NHPC management had started the work. ....

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Warning System, Glacier Studies: Glaciologists Suggest Ways to Address Uttarakhand-like Tragedies


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Warning System, Glacier Studies: Glaciologists Suggest Ways to Address Uttarakhand-like Tragedies
A view of damaged dam after the Nanda Devi glacier broke and crashed into the dam in Chamoli district in Uttarakhand on February 7, 2021. (REUTERS)
Glaciologists pointed out that to be better prepared for the kind of calamity that happened in Uttarakhand recently, what we need to do urgently is to start mapping the hazard and vulnerable areas where the possibilities of GLOF and landslides are higher.
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While the investigation is ongoing to ascertain the cause of flash flood in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district, it is being suspected that either an avalanche or a glacier lake outburst flood (GLOF) was responsible for it. So far, 31 deaths have been reported due to the natural calamity which took place on Sunday, and media reports claim that 170 people are still missing. ....

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