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Considering the risk of these glacial lakes, it was suggested by the NDMA that there is an immediate need to take up measures to mitigate GLOF through installation of early warning systems, automatic weather stations, and other mitigation activities.

As many as 27 glacial lakes have been identified as high-risk in Arunachal Pradesh across five districts -- Tawang (6), Kurung Kumey (1), Shi Yomi(1), Dibang Valley (16) and Anjaw (3).

The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) is the lead technical agency appointed by the NDMA for the purpose.

Central programme: The National Glacial Lake Outburst Floods Risk Mitigation Programme (NGRMP) was approved by the Centre on July 25.   The programme aims at detailed technical hazard assessments, installing automated weather and water level monitoring stations (AWWS) and early warning systems (EWS) at the lakes and in downstream areas. So far, 15 expeditions have been conducted including six in Sikkim, six in Ladakh, one in Himachal Pradesh and two in Jammu and Kashmir.

 

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Three major river systems emerged from snow/glaciers bound area in the Himalaya:

 

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