Nepal to form expert panel for scientific study of devastating Rasuwa flood
Summary
Nepal’s Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Ministry is forming an expert committee to scientifically investigate the causes of the devastating flood in Rasuwa’s Bhotekoshi River. The study will examine geological, glacial and climate-related factors, with possible cooperation from Chinese scientific data across the transboundary river system.
Key Points
- The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation plans to form an expert committee to investigate the Rasuwa flood scientifically.
- The study will examine the event in three phases, including its chronology, physical causes and the possible influence of human-induced climate change.
- Officials say the disaster may have been a cascading event involving glaciers, landslides, river discharge and other Himalayan hazards.
- The proposed committee will include specialists in glaciology, geology, hydrology, meteorology, remote sensing and disaster risk management, and will have two months to complete the work.
