Question

Solutions to outline measures that can be adopted to reduce the negative impacts of any summer monsoon in India

Answer 1

Answer: Drought is result of poor monsoon and it is a complex, slow-onset phenomenon of

ecological challenge that affects people more than any other natural hazards by causing

serious economic, social and environmental losses in both developing and developed

countries. The period of unusual dryness (i.e. drought) is a normal feature of the climate and

weather system in semi-arid and arid regions of the tropics, which covers more than one-third

of the land surface and is vulnerable to drought (Nagarajan, 2013). There is no universally

accepted definition of drought. It is generally considered to be occurring when the principal

monsoons, i.e. southwest monsoon and northeast monsoon, fail or are deficient or scanty.

Drought is not a purely physical phenomenon, but instead is interplay between natural water

availability and human demands for water supply (Agrawal, 2003).

Answer 2

During summer storms, weighty precipitation can cause flooding. Strong floodwaters can suffocate casualties and harm structures, leaving individuals without homes and powerless against the elements.

• Weighty summer storms can cause extraordinary harm. Inhabitants of such metropolitan regions as Mumbai, India, are utilized to the roads flooding with close to a large portion of a meter (1.5 feet) of water each mid-year.
• Be that as it may, when the mid-year rainstorm is surprisingly impressive, floods can wreck the area.
• Crop enhancement, more proficient water use, and further developed soil management rehearses, along with the development of dry season safe harvests can assist with diminishing a portion of the adverse consequences.
• Improvements in hydro-meteorological frameworks for weather conditions anticipating and the establishment of flood advance notice frameworks can assist with peopling moving out of danger before a climate-related debacle strikes.
• Building regulations should be upheld to guarantee that homes and frameworks are not in danger.