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Urban Flooding

Mains > Disaster Management > Disasters > Floods

IN NEWS: Bengaluru, India’s IT and start-up capital, faced unprecedented floods recently. The recent urban flooding is being blamed on the loss of interconnectivity of water bodies, a distinct feature of th...

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For mains, Questions can be asked in GS 1 and GS 3 on the causes and impacts of urban flooding and measures to tackle urban flooding etc. This content can also be used in questions related to Disaster Management and urbanization.
For Prelims, questions on NDMA and flood prone areas can be asked.

SEP 13

Mitigation of Flood as a Disaster in India

Mains > Disaster Management > Disaster mitigation > Floods

IN NEWS: In the ongoing wave of flooding in Assam, lakhs of people have been affected, and around 1 lakh hectares of crops have been damaged. FLOOD PRONE REGIONS IN INDIA: India’s unique geo-climat...

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For extra reading:https://ilearncana.com/details/FLOOD-MANAGEMENT-IN-INDIA/980
For prelims, questions on states through which major rivers pass, major reservoirs, initiatives for flood mitigation by various states and features of DMA, 2005 etc can be asked.
For mains, questions on causes of floods, mitigation strategies and challenges in management/mitigation can be asked.

JUN 29

Urban Flooding

Mains > Disaster Management > Disasters > Floods

IN NEWS: As rains continue to batter Tamil Nadu, several areas in Chennai city have been inundated. BACKGROUND: Urban floods in India have become a regular phenomenon. Recent events of urban floods in...

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For Prelims, questions on NDMA and flood prone areas can be asked.
For mains, Questions can be asked in GS 1 and GS 3 on the causes and impacts of urban flooding and measures to tackle urban flooding etc. This content can also be used in questions related to Disaster Management and urbanization.

DEC 2

Online flood reporting system in Assam

Preliminary > Disaster Management > Miscellaneous > Floods

Why in news? An online flood reporting and information management system was launched in Assam, which faces severe deluge every year. About the system: The online system was developed jointly by Assam St...

MAY 21

Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF)

Mains > Disaster Management > Disaster mitigation > Floods

WHY IN NEWS: In February 2021, Chamoli district in Uttarakhand witnessed flash floods which are suspected to have been caused by GLOFs WHAT IS GLOF? Glacial retreat due to climate change occurring in mo...

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Mains: Questions can be asked on features of Glacial Lake Outburst Flood, its causes, NDMA guidelines to manage GLOFs etc
Prelims: Questions are expected on salient features of Glacial Lake Outburst Flood, National Disaster Response Force etc.

MAY 7

Dhauliganga River and Uttarakhand Floods

Preliminary > Geography > Climatology > Floods

Why in news? A glacial burst in Uttarakhand took a heavy toll on the National Thermal Power Corporation's under-construction Tapovan Vishnugad Hydropower plant project in Chamoli district as nearly 150 of its worke...

FEB 10

URBAN FLOODING IN INDIA

Mains > Disaster Management > Disasters > Floods

WHY IN NEWS: On 14 October 2020, heavy rains resulted in flash flooding in many areas of Hyderabad, causing the deaths of at least 80 people BACKGROUND: Urban floods in India have slowly started to becom...

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Prelims: Questions are expected on topics related to functioning of NDMA, disaster prone areas in India etc.
Mains: Questions can be asked on the causes and impacts of urban flooding, measures to tackle urban flooding etc. This input can also be used while answering questions related to Disaster Management in India

NOV 2

FLOOD MANAGEMENT IN INDIA

Mains > Disaster Management > Disaster mitigation > Floods

IN NEWS: Assam is reeling from another disastrous flooding that has affected over 26 lakh people. INDIA’S VULNERABILITY TO FLOODS: India’s unique geo-climatic conditions and high socio-econom...

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For prelims, questions on states through which major rivers pass, major reservoirs and features of DMA, 2005 can be asked.
For mains, questions on causes and types floods can be asked under GS 1 geography also.

JUL 24