Nepal’s flood fury: A wake-up call for Himachal Pradeshs hydel sector

Strict dam safety protocols have assumed critical importance for Himachal Pradesh as its fragile Himalayan terrains face growing dangers from cloudbursts, flashfloods, landslides and glacial lake outburst floods. Massive flashfloods originating in Tibet reportedly causing extensive damage to several hydropower projects along Nepal’s Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river corridors comes as a wake-up call for Himachal Pradesh as well.