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The huaicos continue to generate losses in various parts of the country. One of the most recent events was the impact of this phenomenon that occurred in regions such as Ayacucho Cusco and Tacna claiming lives and material damages. However this situation could be mitigated in the near future thanks to the work of the professionals of the Geophysical Institute of Peru PGI who have been building a meteorological radar for rain monitoring and in parallel have put into operation a system of early warning that will anticipate huaicos in the district of Lurigancho - Chosica.Dr. Hernando Tavera executive president of the IGP explained that a meteorological radar is being built that will allow calculating the volume of rains and according to these measurements it will be possible to anticipate by the volume of water what streams could be activated and therefore generate the conditions for the occurrence of a huaico.It is a radar that will have a perception radius towards the sky that will measure the amount of rainfall that falls in a certain region managing to cover an area of up to 60 km around it.He also stressed that the construction of this purely Peruvian radar is due to the fact that the IGP has a technological development team and is the result of many years of hard work in the implementation of improvements in geophysical instrumentation. He said that one of the most important advantages of building our own radars is the manufacturing cost since the price is equivalent to a third of what is worth in the international market.When buying abroad apart from being expensive it takes a lot of time and we depend on the supplier in case repair or maintenance is required. From the construction of this first radar we show that we are in the technical capacity to provide quick solutions he added.Dr. Hernando Tavera explained that progress has been made with the stages of radar design and modeling and now the stage of integration of radar parts has begun. This instrument will have the ability to perform three-dimensional scans of the meteorological phenomena that occur around it making it a unique tool in Peru for the study of these types of phenomena.IGP Huaicos Early Warning System in operational modeThe IGP executive president also recalled that at the moment there is a huaico monitoring system made up of a set of sensors that were installed in the Huaycoloro and Ro Seco streams near the IGP Observatory Radio. This system allows you to monitor the birth of a huaico and follow it upstream. The information obtained is delivered to the authorities for the timely taking of preventive actions.The operation of this system is of vital importance because given the occurrence of a huaico it allows Sedapal to take preventive measures in order to safeguard the water treatment plant - La Atarjea said the head of the IGP. With the implementation of the Huaicos Early Warning System and the prompt completion of the modern rain radar the IGP contributes to research and technological development to meet the needs of the population to have scientific information that generates preventive measures.The IGP continues to do Science to protect us Science to move forward.
