why are Assam and Bihar
more prone to floods than any other state?
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Bihar is the most flood-prone state among all north Indian states because many of the rivers flowing through Bihar such as the Kosi Bagmati and Gandaki flow through the high mountainous region of Nepal before crossing very small distances and rapidly reaching the plains of Bihar making them far more forceful. When it rains heavily in Nepal the extra water enters these river channels and rushes into the plains of Bihar. As the rivers break their banks and overflow into the adjoining areas large area of land and thousands of people and livestock are affected. More than 76% of the population in Northern Bihar live under the threat of floods every year
Assam with its vast network of rivers is prone to natural disasters like flood and erosion which has a negative impact on overall development of the state. The Brahmaputra and Barak River with more than 50 numbers of tributaries feeding them, causes the flood devastation in the monsoon period each year. The flood and erosion problem of Assam is singularly different from other states so far as extent and duration of flooding and magnitude of erosion is concerned and is probably the most acute and unique in the country. The flood prone area of the state as assessed by the Rastriya Barh Ayog (RBA) is 31.05 Lakh Hectares against the total area of state 78.523 Lakh Hectares i.e. about. 39.58 % of the total land area of Assam. This is about 9.40% of total flood prone area of the country. Records show that average annual area affected by flood is 9.31 Lakh Hectares. The flood prone area of the country as a whole stands at about 10.2 % of the total area of the country, but flood prone area of Assam is 39.58 % of the area of the state. It signifies that the flood prone area of Assam is four times the national mark of the flood prone area of the country.
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