Transboundary upstream barrier-lake measurements, drainage bulletins and air-ground radar surveys — MWR China, MEM China & IKCEST
- Outcome
- Completed
- Search date
- Source
- Ministry of Water Resources & Ministry of Emergency Management of China; IKCEST
- Reference
- RUN-20260915-056
- Aim
- Catalog official transboundary measurements of the upstream barrier lake in Gyirong, including lake volume estimates, breach monitoring, and airborne/radar surveys.
- Source and interface
- Ministry of Water Resources & Ministry of Emergency Management of China; IKCEST — Official government news and emergency disaster reduction portals
- Search method
- Query Ministry of Water Resources of China and Ministry of Emergency Management bulletins for Gyirong barrier lake; retrieve IKCEST DRS4BR TY-50 X-band SAR interpretation report and official lake outflow measurements. Retain authoritative Chinese government releases with English translations.
- Criteria
Target period 2026-08-26 through 2026-09-02. Transboundary barrier lakes and river discharge at the China–Nepal border. - Coverage
- Official upstream lake evolution, impoundment volumes, breach dynamics, and air-ground emergency monitoring observations.
- Stopping rule
- Exhaust published ministry press releases, technical bulletins, and IKCEST emergency data products for the event period.
- Result
3 transboundary monitoring resources recovered across 6 assets: MWR barrier-lake measurement bulletins, MEM air-ground monitoring updates, and IKCEST TY-50 SAR interpretation.
Resource links below show the completed assessment outcomes. The search result above records discovery at the search date.
MEM China bulletins on monitoring and emergency response following the Gyirong disaster