KATHMANDU, AUGUST 24
The government aims to make the dissemination of information related to weather and disasters more reliable and credible by making the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology better-equipped and resourceful.
It is said that real-time information on hydrology and meteorology is being made available due to the equipment installed all over the country in recent days, and the government is going to make it more systematic.
Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Shakti Bahadur Basnet said this while inspection the department today. He said the department would be made well-equipped for reliable weather forecasting.
Stating that huge loss of life and property had been prevented in various parts of the country due to flood and landslide forecasts, the minister lauded the department for its work in disseminating more information to the general public.
The department currently provides information to lawmakers of the House of Representatives, the National Assembly and the Province Assembly and to the chiefs and deputy chiefs of the local levels about the weather condition and the water level in rivers in their respective districts.
Similarly, the Department sends SMS to citizens in flood and landslide-affected areas. These initiatives have helped prevent loss of life and property.
A version of this article appears in the print on August 25, 2023, of The Himalayan Times.
