Early flood warning system underway

The project is implemented by UNESCO, in collaboration with Japanese International Cooperation Agency and government.

A major project to upgrade flood forecasting, early warning system and risk mapping of flood plains along the Indus and Kabul rivers is underway, said a press release issued by Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR).

The project is being implemented by UNESCO, in collaboration with the Japanese International Cooperation Agency and the government.

For required data on soil physics and hydraulic properties to be used in flood modelling, UNESCO approached PCRWR and signed an agreement for a field survey to characterise the hydrology of Indus and Kabul watersheds.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 4^th, 2012.