But it seems that

future has come

sooner than

predicted.

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* According to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, the number of flood events in

all the continents(except Australia) have steadily increased in the last 50 years. In

which Asia is most adversely affected by floods.

Distance From the Sea

El NinoDirection of the Wind

ReliefOcean Currents

Distance From Equator

*Causes

What people do

the think?

At the local level:

Overflow of Yamuna river due to excess rain in Delhi.

What is the

actual reason?

At the local level:

The actual reason of floods in our locality is the lack of proper drainage system. Otherwise, in the presence of proper drainage system the flood water would not be able reach our locality. It would seep away through the drainage pipes.

*Causes

What people do the

think?

At the regional level:Delhi: Overflow of Yamuna river due to the excess water release from the Dam Hathnikund Barrage.

What is the actual

reason?

At the regional level:The actual reason is the excess and extended rainfall in Delhi and Yamuna Nagar district, Haryana (the district of Hathikund barrage).Due to the excess and extended rainfall the authorities are forced to release water which gives a rise to Yamuna causing flood in the low lying areas of Delhi.

*Causes

What do the

people think?

At the national level:• Excess rainfall• Sudden release of water

from reservoirs • Cyclonic disturbances (at

coasts)

What is the actual

reason?

At the national level : • Disturbed monsoon pattern: Floods

activities have steadily increased in the last few decades due to the human interference in the monsoon patterns. Monsoon has become more unpredictable due to the interference in the atmospheric pressure caused by green house emissions.

• Ground cover: The movement of slides beneath the earth’s crust is a major cause for flooding. It leads to tsunamis. It is a natural cause for floods to occur.

*Causes

What do the

people think?

At the national level:• Excess rainfall• Sudden release of water

from reservoirs • Cyclonic disturbances (at

coasts)

What is the actual

reason?

At the national level : • Landslides: It leads to

obstruction of flow and change in the river course. This can be seen in the mountain regions particularly near Himalayas

• Drainage Failure: There are unauthorised colonies made by the local people on open land without considering city plans, drainage etc. and thus are subject to flooding during rainy seasons

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* Flood causes huge number of injuries and deaths. Every year around billions of people die all around the world. In 1996, the monsoon floods in India affected more than 5 million people in northern and eastern parts of the country. Many were left homeless and starved.

* Those people who work on daily basis are immensely affected by the floods.

* Due to shortage of supply of goods and huge demand the price level rises, this causes problems for the common man to buy the goods.

* Flooding usually brings infectious diseases e.g. plague, dysentery, common cold, fever etc. And for those areas where there is no electricity supply, food poisoning may occur as food may not be properly frozen.

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**COUNTER MEASURES AT THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL

(HOUSEHOLD AND SCHOOL LEVEL)

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