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1. To establish transborder community-based early warning system using Information and Community Technology along the Karnali River in Nepal and Ghaghra
River in India with the focus on strengthening frontline resilience.
2. To build the capacity of local community-based institutions on effective flood
preparedness with clear linkages between upstream and downstream.
3. To develop formal and informal communication channels to access early information on water levels from upstream in Nepal.
4. To strongly advocate for having effective community-based Early Warning System (EWS) across flood-prone Terai in India and Nepal (Fig. 17.1).
17.2.1 Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
for Flood Resilience
The EWS system being implemented in the Terai region of India and Nepal offers
huge potential for bringing technology and community action together by demystifying the concept of technology-centred approaches involving people who are expected
to be affected by the disasters. The system involves following key elements and processes.
17.2.2 Monitoring and Warning
The system begins with facilitating capture of information for monitoring and dissemination of warning with the incorporation of ICT solutions suited to emergency
situations. The water levels are monitored in the upstream at Chisapani in Nepal
and cross checked with the information being generated by Department of HydroMeteorology, Government of Nepal. The same information is channelized to the
India side. Christian Aid partner-PGVS with the help of Gram Panchayat
3 (local
elected body) and community groups have established electronic display machine
in district Bahraich and Gonda in India. The display machine shows water level in
Karnali River at Chisapani in Nepal. The digital river monitoring system receives the
readings directly from Department of Hydro-Meteorology (DHM) through Internet,
and it reflects information in real time. This provides a fair idea of the lead time that
the communities in the downstream have depending on the water levels.
The system is also equipped with alert alarm system which gets activated based
on the water levels in Nepal. The alert is based on the threshold limits based on past
experiences of water levels and floods in the region. The recorded thresholds are
shown below.
3 A Gram Panchayat is the cornerstone of a local self-government organization in India of the
Panchayati raj system at the village or small town level, and has a Sarpanch as its elected head.
Y. Shukla and B. Mall
1. To establish transborder community-based early warning system using Information and Community Technology along the Karnali River in Nepal and Ghaghra
River in India with the focus on strengthening frontline resilience.
2. To build the capacity of local community-based institutions on effective flood
preparedness with clear linkages between upstream and downstream.
3. To develop formal and informal communication channels to access early information on water levels from upstream in Nepal.
4. To strongly advocate for having effective community-based Early Warning System (EWS) across flood-prone Terai in India and Nepal (Fig. 17.1).
17.2.1 Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
for Flood Resilience
The EWS system being implemented in the Terai region of India and Nepal offers
huge potential for bringing technology and community action together by demystifying the concept of technology-centred approaches involving people who are expected
to be affected by the disasters. The system involves following key elements and processes.
17.2.2 Monitoring and Warning
The system begins with facilitating capture of information for monitoring and dissemination of warning with the incorporation of ICT solutions suited to emergency
situations. The water levels are monitored in the upstream at Chisapani in Nepal
and cross checked with the information being generated by Department of HydroMeteorology, Government of Nepal. The same information is channelized to the
India side. Christian Aid partner-PGVS with the help of Gram Panchayat
3 (local
elected body) and community groups have established electronic display machine
in district Bahraich and Gonda in India. The display machine shows water level in
Karnali River at Chisapani in Nepal. The digital river monitoring system receives the
readings directly from Department of Hydro-Meteorology (DHM) through Internet,
and it reflects information in real time. This provides a fair idea of the lead time that
the communities in the downstream have depending on the water levels.
The system is also equipped with alert alarm system which gets activated based
on the water levels in Nepal. The alert is based on the threshold limits based on past
experiences of water levels and floods in the region. The recorded thresholds are
shown below.
3 A Gram Panchayat is the cornerstone of a local self-government organization in India of the
Panchayati raj system at the village or small town level, and has a Sarpanch as its elected head.