Flood Management

Floods

• India is highly vulnerable to floods. Out of the total geographical area of 329 million hectares, about 45.64 million hectares is flood prone.
• Almost every year floods of varying magnitude affect some parts of the country or the other. Different regions of the country have different climates and rainfall patterns and, therefore, while some parts face devastating floods, other parts may, at the same time, experience drought conditions.
• However, in recent years, floods in India are becoming more unusual in scale, severity and scope, striking beyond the traditionally vulnerable states.
• As heavy rains batter vast swathes of the ....