Government forms seven-member expert panel to investigate origin and causes of Bhotekoshi-Trishuli flood
Summary
The government has formed a seven-member expert committee to investigate the origin and causes of the devastating Bhotekoshi-Trishuli flood. The panel will study the disaster in three phases, using fieldwork, drones, satellite imagery, and scientific data from Nepal and China.
Key Points
- The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation has formed a seven-member expert committee led by Devesh Belbase to investigate the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli flood.
- The committee will examine the disaster in three phases, including its chronology, physical causes, downstream impacts, and the possible role of human-induced climate change.
- The study will use drones, satellite imagery, field surveys, and scientific data from the Chinese side if needed.
- The ministry says the event will be treated as a cascading disaster and assigned an appropriate scientific name after the investigation.
