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engineers associated with local dams and their contact number, etc., the life-saving
equipment like life jackets, floating rings, ropes with carabineers, and siren’s has
been kept in village community-based early warning centre. The Gram Task forces
have been involved in conducting mock drill in their village before the monsoons.
17.3.3 Floods of 2013
In the year 2013 when the area faced severe floods, villagers from Somai Gauri were
able to evacuate in time with their personal belongings to safer places. They utilized
the information generated from the EWS and the training that they received from the
project team.
When the water levels started rising, Early Warning and Coordination Group member discussed with all Gram Task forces including village head about the changing
river trends and started taking data from river monitoring system four times in a day
(6 AM, 10 AM, 2 PM and 6 PM each day) and shared the status with the president
of the Gram Task force. The same was also communicated with the village head,
PGVS team and sub-divisional office, Nanpara through mobile phone every day.
PGVS early warning team then shared this information through text message and
voice messages with multiple stakeholders. The Gram Pradhan (village leader) puts
his signature on river monitoring register at 6 PM every day in the evening. The task
force based on the warnings and rising level of water placed a one corner white flag
at early warning centre and peals the siren for 30 s as alert situation to the villages.
The Gram Task Force member simultaneously disseminated flood information to
villagers in the nearby villages by the existing communication channel. After this first
alert, people started organizing their domestic vital materials, important documents,
livestocks, ornaments and food materials.
The water level of Ghaghra River at Chisapani, Nepal crossed its warning level
and reached 10.24 m on 17 June 2013 at 6 PM evening and reached 1.80 m on the
same day reflected in the village River gauge located close to the village. A rapid
call to all GTF members was given and Early Warning and Coordination Group was
activated. Now village head asked GTF members to place the two corner white flag
and peal the siren two times for 30 s. The GTF members disseminated the flood
information to the village heads of other nearby villages and communities started
prepositioning of food and other essential. The flood waters entered agriculture land
on 18 June 2013 at 5 am, and slowly water entered the village. Mr. Ram Pal took
quick action and informed village head about the situation through mobile and village
head quickly asked the task force to place a three corner white flag at EWS centre
and peal the siren continuously in the village.
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engineers associated with local dams and their contact number, etc., the life-saving
equipment like life jackets, floating rings, ropes with carabineers, and siren’s has
been kept in village community-based early warning centre. The Gram Task forces
have been involved in conducting mock drill in their village before the monsoons.
17.3.3 Floods of 2013
In the year 2013 when the area faced severe floods, villagers from Somai Gauri were
able to evacuate in time with their personal belongings to safer places. They utilized
the information generated from the EWS and the training that they received from the
project team.
When the water levels started rising, Early Warning and Coordination Group member discussed with all Gram Task forces including village head about the changing
river trends and started taking data from river monitoring system four times in a day
(6 AM, 10 AM, 2 PM and 6 PM each day) and shared the status with the president
of the Gram Task force. The same was also communicated with the village head,
PGVS team and sub-divisional office, Nanpara through mobile phone every day.
PGVS early warning team then shared this information through text message and
voice messages with multiple stakeholders. The Gram Pradhan (village leader) puts
his signature on river monitoring register at 6 PM every day in the evening. The task
force based on the warnings and rising level of water placed a one corner white flag
at early warning centre and peals the siren for 30 s as alert situation to the villages.
The Gram Task Force member simultaneously disseminated flood information to
villagers in the nearby villages by the existing communication channel. After this first
alert, people started organizing their domestic vital materials, important documents,
livestocks, ornaments and food materials.
The water level of Ghaghra River at Chisapani, Nepal crossed its warning level
and reached 10.24 m on 17 June 2013 at 6 PM evening and reached 1.80 m on the
same day reflected in the village River gauge located close to the village. A rapid
call to all GTF members was given and Early Warning and Coordination Group was
activated. Now village head asked GTF members to place the two corner white flag
and peal the siren two times for 30 s. The GTF members disseminated the flood
information to the village heads of other nearby villages and communities started
prepositioning of food and other essential. The flood waters entered agriculture land
on 18 June 2013 at 5 am, and slowly water entered the village. Mr. Ram Pal took
quick action and informed village head about the situation through mobile and village
head quickly asked the task force to place a three corner white flag at EWS centre
and peal the siren continuously in the village.