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250 engineering structures being built to mitigate impacts of GLOFs

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Islamabad: The government is developing 250 engineering structures including dams, ponds, spillways, and drainage systems to reduce the risk of floods under a multi-billion project Scaling-up of Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) risk reduction in Northern Pakistan.

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The details revealed that both of them are also making concerted efforts to develop disaster management policies and install weather monitoring stations, flood gauges, hydrological modelling, and early warning systems to enhance the ability to respond rapidly to flood scenarios.

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The glaciers are receding at a high pace due to which less snow is accumulated and these gradual variations are leading to the development of new water bodies and the extension of old lakes that can pose a great threat to downstream vulnerable communities in the case of GLOF, he said.

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Hazards Flood
Themes Early warning Risk identification and assessment Water Disaster risk management Science and technology
Country and region Pakistan
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