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FLOOD

FLOOD IS OVERFLOW OF THE HUGE AMOUNT OF WATER ONTO THE NORMALY DRY LAND. FLOOD OCCURS WHEN THE OVERFLOWING WATER SUBMERGES LAND AND CAUSES DELUGE. IT IS A CRUEL AND VIOLENT Click to edit Master subtitle style EXPRESSION OF WATER.

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CAUSES OF FLOOD

RIVER OVERFLOW DUE TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. STORM SERGE. MELTING OF GLACIERS AND ICE CAPS. SHIFTING OF RIVERBED. TIDAL AND BACK WATER EFFECTS. DEFORSTATION.
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POOR DRAINAGE SYSTEMS.

TYPES OF FLOOD.

RIVERINE FLOOD. FLASH FLOOD. COASTAL FLOOD.

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RIVERINE FLOOD

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER CATCHMENT AREAS OF RIVERS. MELTING OF ICE CAPS. RATE OF INFLUX OF WATER INTO THE RIVER IS MORE THAN THE RATE OF DRAINAGE OF WATER INTO SEA, LEADING TO OVERFLOW. SLOW PROCESS.

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SEQUENCE OF RIVER FLOODING


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FLASH FLOOD

OCCURS WITHIN 6 HOURS OF INTENSE RAINFALL. OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS, TOWERING CLOUDS, TROPICAL CYCLONES. CATSTROPHIC CAUSE- FAILURE OF DAMS. RIVER OBSTUCTION DUE TO LANDSLIDE. POOR ARTIFICIAL DRAINAGE.
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RAPID PROCESS.

CLOUDBURST

A CLOUDBURST IS AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION, SOMETIMES WITH HAIL AND THUNDER, WHICH NORMALLY LASTS NO LONGER THAN A FEW MINUTES BUT IS CAPABLE OF CREATING FLOOD CONDITIONS. LAST CLOUDBURST IN INDIA WAS ON JUNE 9, 2011 IN JAMMU

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CATASTROPHIC FLOOD

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BASICALLY CAUSED DUE TO FAILURE OF DAMS OR OTHER PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES SUCH

COASTAL FLOOD

RISE IN SEA WATER LEVEL. EFFECT OF GREEN HOUSE GASSES -GLOBAL WARMING. MELTING OF GLACIERS. RISE IN SEA WATER TEMPERATURE. STORM SURGES. TECTONIC MOVEMENT LEADING TO TSUNAMI.
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COASTLINES EXPOSED TO COASTAL FLOODING.

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FLOOD AFFECTE D STATES

State- Area liable to Floods (million Ha.)

Uttar Pradesh- 7.336 Bihar- 4.26 Punjab- 3.7 Rajasthan- 3.26 Assam- 3.15
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FLOOD MITIGATION

STRUCTURAL- DAMS, EMBANKMENTS,


FLOODWALLS, SEA WALLS, NATURAL DETENTION BASIN, CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT, DIVERSION OF FLOOD WATER, AND NECESSARY CHECKS.

NON STRUCTURAL FLOOD PROOFING


WHICH INCLUDES DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE PLANNING, FLOOD FORECASTING AND FLOOD WARNING, PROVISION OF FLOOD SHELTERS, PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES AND FOOD. 4/12/12

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POSSIBLE SEEPAGE OF WATER INTO THE HOUSE

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EFFECTIVE REMEDIES

High Plinth

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FLOOD BENEFITS

RECHARGING OF GROUND WATER. SOIL BECOMES MORE FERTILE. WATER RESOURSES TO ARID AND SEMI ARID AREAS. RIVER CORRIDOR ECOSYSTEM MAINTAINED AND DIVERSIFIED.
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THANK YOU

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