Recurrent Floods in India

Heavy Rainfall

Causes Impact Solutions

Mapping of the flood prone areas

Impact on Impact on
Heavy Agriculture infrastructure
Rainfall Land use control

Siltation of Population in the area at risk should

Damage economic
Rivers relocated to better sites
infrastructures like:
Fields get
Transportation networks, No major development in the areas
submerged
electricity generation and which are subjected to high flooding
Blockage in
distribution equipment
the Drains
Construct buildings on elevated areas
loss of
harvest and Outbreak of diseases cause by lack of
milch animal proper drinking water facilities and Decrease the amount of runoff
Landslides
contamination of water

Flood diversion measures

Diarrhoea, Viral infection,
Increase the
Malaria and many others
debt of
farmers