If there is a danger of flooding, the department has been sending messages through SMS, but from now on, it has started preparing to send advance warnings through 'voice calls' as well.
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The Department of Water and Meteorology is going to give information to the general public by calling them to make flood warnings more effective. The department has prepared to start a 'voice call' service for this.
If there is a danger of flooding, the department has been sending messages through SMS, but from now on, it has started preparing to send advance warnings through 'voice calls' as well. Vinod Parajuli, a flood expert of the department, informed that in collaboration with Nepal Telecom, the department is preparing to transmit information through 'voice call' as a test from this week. 'We have been trying to reduce the financial loss caused by floods by sending mobile SMS to all target groups. But all the people may not know that the SMS has arrived or not everyone can read the SMS,' he said, 'so we have prepared to send the message by phone. We are doing more testing on how much service interruption is caused by 'voice calling' to many people at once. Preparations for testing this week are being discussed.' According to
Parajuli, after providing advance warning about floods, the loss of wealth caused by floods has started to be reduced. He said that more investment in preparedness and advance warning is needed to make advance warning more effective.
'Recently, the loss of property has been reduced due to early warning. Earlier, Terai suffered more damage due to floods. Early warning systems have also been connected to the Terai river," he said, "but there are less early warning systems in the hills and mountainous areas. Floods have also started happening in mountains and mountains, so it is necessary to install early warning systems in those areas as well.'
Dr. Dharmaraj Upreti, a climate and disaster management expert, also said that due to the effects of climate change, floods are no longer concentrated in the plains but are increasing in the Himalayas and hilly areas, and it is necessary to conduct adaptation programs accordingly.
'In order to minimize the loss of wealth caused by floods, access to advance warning should now be in all areas,' he said. According to Upreti, due to climate change, the risk of glacier bursting is increasing and because of this sudden floods have started causing loss of wealth. If early warning system can be installed in Himtal areas which are at risk, possible damage can be reduced. "Voice call" can make it more effective than just SMS, he said.
