The Nepal government has announced a major disaster risk reduction initiative worth more than Rs 7.5 billion to lower water levels in four high-risk glacial lakes and expand flood early warning systems across four major river basins. The project, titled ‘Sanjivani GLOF’, will run from 2026 to 2033 and aims to reduce the growing risks of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs),

The Nepal government has announced a major disaster risk reduction initiative worth more than Rs 7.5 billion to lower water levels in four high-risk glacial lakes and expand flood early warning systems across four major river basins. The project, titled ‘Sanjivani GLOF’, will run from 2026 to 2033 and aims to reduce the growing risks of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs),