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Flooding in Nepal coincided with 2024 floods in neighbouring and nearby states of India, such as Uttar Pradesh and Assam. Nepalese weather official Binu Maharjan stated that a low-pressure system lingering over nearby regions of India and over the Bay of Bengal was the primary cause of the increased and prolonged flooding in 2024.
Nepal floods and landslides kill at least 66 people, 69 missing. Gopal Sharma. September 28, 2024 at 9:51 AM. ... A cusec is a measurement of water flow equivalent to one cubic foot a second.
Southeast Asia's traditional wet season, which typically spans October through March, is driven by the Australian-Indonesian monsoon (AIM) system. This meteorological phenomenon generates air currents flowing from Asia toward Australia, transporting significant moisture that results in substantial precipitation across the region.
In Nepal, women are also responsible for the traditional daily household chores including food production, household water supply and energy for heating. However, these tasks are likely to become more time-consuming and difficult, as the impacts of climate change increase, if women have to travel farther to collect items.
In October 2021, a flood in Karnali catchment of western Nepal killed at least 103 people. [5] [6] [7] In the Mahakali River basin, 2600 people were displaced. [8] In eastern Nepal, the rain storm destroyed about 50,000 hectares of paddy plantations. [9] In Palpa district, 535 ha of paddy plantation was damaged. [10] 2232 houses were inundated ...
The 2020 Nepal floods were induced by heavy rains causing landslides and flash floods in western Nepal, and in particular Myagdi District. [1] [2] As of 24 June, Nepal's Ministry of Home Affairs reported 132 dead, 53 missing, and 128 injured in 445 flooding and landslide incidents. [3] Aon reported 401 fatalities from the floods. [4]
An issue subsequently coming with this project is Nepal’s access to sea port via 165 km long navigation canal linking to Calcutta sea port through River Ganges. [ 2 ] After catastrophe (Koshi changing course breaking the embankments [ 3 ] ) by erosion of embankments Koshi Barrage in 2008 [ 4 ] and the 52 year old barrage's decaying life has ...
Department of Water Resources and Irrigation (Nepali: जलस्रोत तथा सिंचाइ विभाग) under Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation is the authority to plan, develop, maintain, operate, manage and monitor different Irrigation Projects. [1]