Open AccessFloods and Mitigation Techniques – Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai & Kolkata
Author(s) -
Soma Raju Adapa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal for research in applied science and engineering technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2321-9653
DOI - 10.22214/ijraset.2021.37983
Subject(s) - damages , flood myth , new delhi , natural disaster , human life , water resource management , geography , environmental planning , environmental science , meteorology , philosophy , humanity , theology , archaeology , metropolitan area , political science , law
Floods are water-induced disasters that lead to temporary inundation of dry land cause severe damage to the target location, such as human loss and properties and infrastructures. Knowing that floods are part of human life and that this natural phenomenon can't be fully controlled, it's essential to focus on necessary steps to improve knowledge about preventing damages. This project discusses the floods in major cities in India – Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Delhi, the main reasons behind it, and how to prevent the floods from happening on the whole.