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Flood is one of the most dangerous natural disasters. It happens when excessive water is collected in any area. It usually happens due to heavy rainfall. India is highly prone to flood. There are many regions in the country that face this natural disaster because of the overflowing of rivers. Moreover, it also happens because of the melting of snow. Another reason for floods is when the dam breaks down. If we look at the coastal areas, the hurricanes and tsunamis are held responsible for causing floods. In this essay on flood, we will see the prevention and after-affect of flood.

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In other words, whatever the cause may be, it is equally dangerous. It has a lot of harmful consequences. Flood damages the living conditions and it takes a lot of time to recover from this disaster. Therefore, the consequences of floods must be known and steps must be taken to prevent it.

After-effects of Flood

Floods interrupt with the day to day functioning of the affected area. The severe floods sometimes cause mass destruction. A lot of people and animals lose their lives due to floods. Several others are injured. Floods also bring a rise in diseases. The stagnant water attracts mosquitoes causing malaria, dengue, and more illnesses.

Furthermore, people face power cuts due to the danger of electrocution. They also have to face expensive pricing. As the supply of food and goods gets limited, the prices naturally grow higher. This creates a big problem for the common man.

Most importantly, the whole country faces economic loss. The resources needed to rescue people and tackle this disaster demands a hefty amount. Plus, the citizens lose their houses and cars which they worked all their lives for.

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Answered by Vritika2007
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Paragraph on FLOODS

Floods and droughts both are natural hazards and are related to rainfall. If there is heavy rain in the catchment area of a river, a flood occurs.

On the other hand, if there is less rain or failure of monsoon, drought occurs. In both situations, their impact on the environment creates problems and also affects the regional ecosystem.

Flood is a hydrological phenomenon that can occur in any drainage basin. Its magnitude and frequency vary primarily on the precipitation conditions in the catchment area. Most of the river valleys are subjected to varying degrees of flood incidences, either creating minor damages or devastating havoc at times.

Such calam­ities of floods pose a serious problem to the whole environmental set-up of a region, bringing about some phenomenal changes in the physical environment ushering in accelerated erosional transportional and depositional activities of the river with the consequent effects on soil. The devastating effects of a flood can be seen on vegetation, agricultural, industry settlement, sometimes causing loss of human and animal lives and material also.

The main cause of the flood is excessive rainfall but its occurrence is also due to earthquakes, deforestation in the upper catchment areas, failure of dams, excessive snow melting, etc. The beneficial effects of floods have been established beyond doubt in the form of fertilisation of the soil. But, it’s devastating effects far exceed the benefits.

In India, the problem of the flood is of gigantic magnitude, because of: typical seasonal rainfall, and erratic nature of tropical cyclones and rainstorms. Besides in the last few years, most parts of the country, including metropolitan cities like Mumbai, have been badly affected by floods—the reason being unplanned development. In August-September, 2008, devastating flood has occurred in parts of Bihar. This was due to excess water release in rivers origi­nated in Nepal.

The following are the areas which may be termed as flood-prone:

(a) Upper catchment and piedmont zone of the Himalayan river basins.

(b) Ganga river valley—upper, middle and lower deltaic zone.

(c) Brahmaputra valley and its tributaries.

(d) Deltaic region of Mahanadi, Godavari, Cauvery and Krishna rivers.

(e) Narmada and Tapti basins.

The common measures of the flood control could be:

(i) Control of erosion in upper catchment areas.

(ii) Construction of dams and reservoirs at suitable sites.

(iii) Prevention of overflow in channels.

(iv)Construction of multiple channels for distribution of the excess river water

(v) Development of shelters in flood-prone areas.

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