Techniques for flood hazard zonation and vulnerability ... - NDMA
Techniques for flood hazard zonation and vulnerability ... - NDMA
Techniques for flood hazard zonation and vulnerability ... - NDMA
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3/17/2010<br />
Tools/<strong>Techniques</strong> Used <strong>for</strong> Flood Hazard Zonation<br />
<strong>and</strong><br />
Vulnerability Mapping<br />
• St<strong>and</strong>ard Operating Procedures For Dams:<br />
For Mangla Dam on River Jhelum in order to cater <strong>for</strong> Category-I,<br />
II <strong>and</strong><br />
III <strong>flood</strong>s, St<strong>and</strong>ard Operating Procedures have been devised <strong>for</strong><br />
effective Dam Operation during <strong>flood</strong>s specifically <strong>for</strong> the purpose of<br />
safety of dam <strong>and</strong> downstream areas. (Used at National, Provincial <strong>and</strong><br />
District levels). Similar arrangements exist <strong>for</strong> Tarbela Dam.<br />
• Weather Radars:<br />
The existing weather radars at Lahore, Sialkot, Mangla, Rahim Yar<br />
Khan, D.I.Khan,<br />
Karachi <strong>and</strong> Islamabad are used to assess the weather<br />
condition <strong>and</strong> based on cloud moisture content, anticipated <strong>flood</strong><br />
situation is <strong>for</strong>ecasted which helps in timely pre-emptiveemptive measures.<br />
(Used <strong>for</strong> both Provincial <strong>and</strong> District levels).<br />
Weather Radar Network<br />
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