The authority has urged people not to drive at night in risky areas as sudden floods and landslides may occur.
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The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority have warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall in various parts of the country for the next two days. High alert has been urged to be on alert as there is a risk of flash floods, landslides, inundation, flash floods and rising water levels in various areas of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini and the Far West.
The department says that the monsoon will become more active due to the low pressure system developed in the Bay of Bengal. According to the department, there will be rain with thunder and lightning in most parts of the country today and Sunday. There is a possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall in the mountainous and hilly areas, a few places in the Koshi, Bagmati, Lumbini and the Terai of the Far West and one or two places in the Terai of Madhesh, Bagmati and Gandaki. The department has stated that there may be heavy rainfall in one or two places in the hilly and Terai of Koshi, Gandaki, Lumbini and the Far West.
Significant rainfall has occurred in the hilly areas of Bagmati Province in the past 24 hours. According to the department, 105.4 mm of rainfall has been measured at the Melamchi Rainfall Measurement Center.
The authority has urged the general public not to travel at night except for essential work, stating that the risk of sudden floods, landslides, inundation, mudslides and erosion will increase due to excessive rainfall. The concerned bodies have been requested to take special precautions in operating vehicles at night in the risky districts and to stop them if necessary.
Special precautions have been asked to be taken in operating vehicles at night, especially in Panchthar, Ilam, Jhapa, Sankhuwasabha, Tehrathum, Bhojpur, Khotang, Dhankuta, Sindhuli, Lalitpur, Kavre, Sindhupalchowk, Nuwakot, Chitwan, Gorkha, Lamjung, Kaski, Tanahun, Parbat, Baglung, Myagdi and Syangja districts.
NEA spokesperson Shanti Mahat informed that all three security agencies, local levels and volunteers have been instructed to be on standby for disaster response, and urged to keep dozers, excavators and loaders on risky roads and to relocate residents of vulnerable settlements to safer places if necessary.
Department spokesperson Bibhuti Pokharel also requested the general public and concerned bodies to conduct travel and other activities only after getting updated weather information as the aviation, tourism, agriculture and transport sectors may be affected.
