Dharamshala, May 26 -- The Kangra district administration has directed all hydroelectric projects in the region to install early warning systems by June 10 and to submit monthly reports, officials said, adding that the move was prompted by drowning of two tourists in the Parvati River in Kullu on May 22.

The sub-divisional magistrates concerned have been instructed to conduct field inspections and submit their findings to the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA).

There are over a dozen hydroelectric projects in Kangra district and officials say many of them do not have early warning systems.

Kangra deputy commissioner (DC) Hemraj Bairwa, who issued the instructions to the managers of all hydel projects, said the early warning ...