Social Sciences, asked by s2tinvpaBhatnag, 1 year ago

please give me an introduction on floods

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Answered by DEVESHKHARKWALDEV

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Important points/facts on floods especially with reference to India are as follows:Floods are caused by:Continual rainsBad drainageLandslides that block river channelsChanges in the course of the riversBad engineering while constructing dams, canals, and embankmentsDestruction of mangroves/deforestationIn India, 75% of the rains falls in 4 monthsGanga and Brahmaputra basins are very flood prone40 million hectares of land in India is affected by floodsIndia counts for one fifth of the total deaths caused by floods

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