Three hydro projects (Baglihar, Upper Sindh, Parnai) are getting early warning systems that could buy 1-2 crucial hours before flash floods hit. Why now? Because Nepal’s recent glacier flood tragedy; which killed hundreds; was a wake-up call. These sensors won’t just ping alerts; they’re built with backup triggers, real-time battery checks, and fail-safes. It’s not just about dams; it’s about saving villages downstream. Kishtwar’s Mundiskar lake? Marked ‘highly vulnerable.’ Five other glacial lakes? Threatening 2,700+ buildings and bridges. The UT is also mapping every landslide zone, updating safety codes, and even teaming up with GSI for landslide forecasting. What’s quietly happening here isn’t bureaucracy; it’s survival engineering. And it’s coming just in time.