[PDF] Mapping Hazards In Nepals Melamchi River eBook

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 13,19 MB
Release : 2023-11-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9292704680

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This technical report assesses the string of events that triggered Nepal’s Melamchi River floods in 2021 and highlights threats to the catchment area that provides vital drinking water to Kathmandu’s fast-growing population. The report explains how floods damaged key water supply infrastructure and analyses risks posed by earthquakes, glacial lakes, and landslides, as climate change complicates conditions in the fragile Himalayas. It shows why a comprehensive catchment strategy centered on disaster risk reduction and early warning systems, plus measures to stabilize the river and control erosion, can help protect Melamchi’s critical infrastructure from future events and boost the capital’s water security.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,74 MB
Release : 2023-11-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789292704674

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This technical report assesses the string of events that triggered Nepal's Melamchi River floods in 2021 and highlights threats to the catchment area that provides vital drinking water to Kathmandu's fast-growing population. The report explains how floods damaged key water supply infrastructure and analyses risks posed by earthquakes, glacial lakes, and landslides, as climate change complicates conditions in the fragile Himalayas. It shows why a comprehensive catchment strategy centered on disaster risk reduction and early warning systems, plus measures to stabilize the river and control erosion, can help protect Melamchi's critical infrastructure from future events and boost the capital's water security.

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Page : 116 pages
File Size : 30,69 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Baghmati River (Nepal and India)
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Also supported by UNEP, RRC AP and UN-HABITAT, Water for Asian Cities Programme.

Author : Laxmi Thapa
Publisher : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 19,59 MB
Release : 2013
Category :
ISBN : 9783659379086

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The publication is the outcome of authors' research on multi hazard mapping and scenario of vulnerability assessment of two rapidly urbanizing municipalities: Banepa and Panauti, Nepal. Multi hazard mapping is the rising field with the utility and variability of research work and the growing risks of multi hazards have positioned this discipline in the forefront of scientific applications. With the problems augmented by population growth, commercialization without proper spatial planning, standard norms, rules and regulations, study on multi hazard mapping is the need of the hour. So, this study has been carried out with the aim of producing different hazard maps for landslide, earthquake, flood and industrial hazards. Assessments of these hazards were carried out to put forward the general scenario of vulnerability assessment of each of them. Finally, a composite multi hazard map has been prepared by combining all the four hazards. The resultant map can help to identify the most vulnerable sectors and assist stakeholders to adopt necessary measures to reduce the impacts of these hazards in the chosen study area.