The Department of Water and Meteorology has said that although there is no heavy rain in the territory of Nepal and China, there has been a flood in Bhotekishi.
The department says that the flood occurred from the Lhende river on the Nepal-China border in Rasuwa. The department said that even though heavy rains are not in the vicinity of both countries, the cause of flooding is being studied. Meteorologist Sanjeev Adhikari of the
department informed that during the last 24 hours, only a few feet of rain has been measured at Canjing Meteorological Center located near the Nepal-China border and Dhunche Meteorological Center located near Rasuwa. ' There has not been such a big flood on both sides. The low pressure line is also in Sardar vicinity,' he said, 'We will publish the information only after conducting further research on the cause of the flood.'
According to the satellite-based rainfall forecast of the World Meteorological Organization, a technical system (Flash Flood Guidance System) developed to identify the possibility of flooding and provide early warning, there is no rain in the Bhotekoshi watershed in the last 24 hours.
Suspicion of ice dam break Flood expert Vinod Parajuli of flood forecast division under
department has suspected that any ice dam in the region of China or Nepal may have suddenly burst and flooded . "Even if there is no heavy rain, the flood may be caused by the ice dam breaking somewhere, " After further study, we will publish the distribution of truth within two-three days.'
preliminary study report public
The flood forecast division under the department has released a preliminary study report on the Bhotekoshi flood today. According to the
division, a large flood suddenly entered Bhotekoshi from the Tibet region around 3 o'clock this morning.
'According to the data of the automatic water measuring center obtained from the Rasuwa-Timurey hydropower project, a little below the Rasuwagadhi crossing, the water level suddenly rose by 3.5 meters at that place at 3:10 in the morning,' Parajuli, a flood expert of the division, said, 'The flow suddenly increased at the automatic water measuring center of Syafrubensi, located in Rasuwa, about 13 kilometers below the Rasuwagadhi crossing. It seems that the water level in the center which was 3.65 meters at 3:30 am suddenly reached 5:37 meters at 3:40 am and the data transmission from the center was stopped immediately.'
It is mentioned in the report that the flow reached the Trishuli Vetravati Automatic Water Measuring Center at Nuwakot in this department about 41 km below the Rasuwagadhi crossing at 5:00 am today. The water level at 5:00 am at 1.60 meters (flow about 220 cubic meters per second) in the center suddenly reached 3.63 meters at 5:10 am and the highest water level reached 4.18 meters at 5:50 am (flow about 1,600 cubic meters per second),' the report states, 'Initially, the major impact of the flood was Bhotekoshi and Trishuli. As the river was affected in the area of Rasuwa district and the moderate impact was on the coastal area of Trishuli river in Nuwakot district and the general effect was seen to be around Dobhan (Benighat) of Budhigandaki in Dhading district, vigilance was necessary in the river coastal areas of all the three districts until noon today.
Flood specialist Parajuli has also requested the citizens living in the lower coastal areas of Trishuli River to take necessary precautions as the water level alert level is near and increasing at Trishuli River Betravati Water Measuring Center in Nuwakot District.
department to get real-time satellite images on a space-based emergency response (Sentinel Asia) platform developed for the Asia-Pacific region at 7:00 a.m. today to find out the possible cause of the flood and assess the impact of the flood on the river coast as there are many snow lakes in the Tibetan area of the Bhotekoshi River watershed Emergency viewing request has been issued .
Flood expert Parajuli has requested the general public and stakeholders to take special vigilance in the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river coastal areas, saying that the department is continuously monitoring and the current flow is decreasing, but the risk remains.
'Even though the flood observed in Bhotekoshi River in Rasuwa District originated from Tibet and is currently decreasing, keeping in mind the potential risk, we request you to remain vigilant until further notice is issued in Trishuli River coastal area from Rasuwagadhi of Trishuli River to Benighat in Dhading District,' he said, 'Since further studies are being conducted by the department, continuous updates will be issued.'
'There is no risk of flooding for the next three days'
Flood experts and meteorologists of the department have informed that there is no risk of flooding for the next three days.
meteorologist Sanjeev Adhikari informed that there is a possibility of light to moderate rain in most places of Muluk for the next three days, but there is no possibility of heavy to very heavy rain. He said that there is no risk of flooding in the whole country for the next three days.
