Nepal to expand flood warning systems across six river basins
Summary
Nepal will expand flood early-warning systems across six major river basins and lower water levels in four high-risk glacial lakes under new plans from the Hydrology and Water Resources Research Centre. The white paper also calls for stronger scientific research, open-data systems and upgraded monitoring networks to reduce disaster risk.
Key Points
- The Hydrology and Water Resources Research Centre has released its 2026-27 white paper with plans to strengthen flood warning systems and water-resource research.
- Flood early-warning systems will be expanded in six river basins under the Priority River Basins Flood Risk Management Project, which runs until 2028.
- The government will lower water levels in four high-risk glacial lakes under the GLOF Sanjibani Project from 2026 to 2033.
- More than 250 monitoring stations across Nepal are now collecting real-time hydrological and meteorological data.
