Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: India is the most flood prone country in the world with instances of at least 15 major occurrences in the last decade. Apart from loss of lives and property, the country suffers huge economic, infrastructural as well as environmental damage on a yearly basis. In addition, several indirect and prolonged effects of floods affect the country as well. This is coupled with facilitating factors such as global warming and unplanned development in flood plains. Understanding the gravity of the situation, the government of India enacted the Disaster Management Act in 2005 subsequently forming the National Disaster Management Authority. This body has developed guidelines for flood mitigation at national, state as well as at regional levels. The country needs to develop effective flood mitigation system in order to reduce the periodic damage endured by the people and the state.
Author: Ansuman Swain1 , Navya Vyas2
Institution: Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4230184761