Govt to install 286 early warning systems in G-B, K-P

ISLAMABAD:

The government is installing 286 early warning systems across 24 vulnerable valleys in Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa under the $37 million GLOF-II project, strengthening preparedness against glacial lake outburst floods and other climate-related hazards.

According to a document available with Wealth Pakistan, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination (MoCC&EC) has undertaken a series of initiatives focused on early warning systems, GLOF risk reduction and glacier preservation.

Of the 24 valleys covered under GLOF-II, 18 are in Gilgit-Baltistan and six in K-P.