{"id":252446,"date":"2023-07-17T20:28:40","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T14:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=252446"},"modified":"2023-08-31T12:14:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T06:44:24","slug":"monsoon-havoc-in-india-how-floods-can-be-a-valuable-resource","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/monsoon-havoc-in-india-how-floods-can-be-a-valuable-resource\/","title":{"rendered":"Monsoon havoc in India: How floods can be a valuable resource"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>&#8211; The post is based on the article <strong>\u201cMonsoon havoc in India: How floods can be a valuable resource\u201d <\/strong>published in <strong>\u201cThe Indian Express\u201d <\/strong>on 13<strong>th July 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Syllabus: <\/strong>GS3 &#8211; Disaster Management<\/p>\n<p><strong>Relevance:<\/strong> Flood Management<\/p>\n<p><strong>News-<\/strong> The monsoon arrived in Mumbai and New Delhi and heavy rainfall immediately followed, causing flooding in many parts of India.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What are the methods for Better Flood Management?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The focus needs to shift from flood control to <strong>flood management<\/strong> as complete flood protection for citizens, properties, and infrastructure is not feasible in India.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of considering flood flows as a nuisance and discharging them into the ocean quickly, conserving a significant portion of floodwater could help reduce damages and <strong>mitigate upcoming droughts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>What are the structural and non-structural measures for flood management?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Structural tools include <strong>storage reservoirs, embankments, and diversions.<\/strong> These measures help reduce flood hazards.<\/p>\n<p>Storage reservoirs can <strong>store water during high-flow periods<\/strong>, moderating the flood peak, and provide water for irrigation, electricity generation, and water supply.<\/p>\n<p>Non-structural methods, such as<strong> flood forecasting, warnings, and floodplain zoning,<\/strong> contribute to timely evacuation of people and regulate the use of floodplains.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What are the solutions?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Comprehensive approach for flood Management<\/strong> along with an appropriate mix of grey <strong>(man-made), blue (water bodies), and green (natural) infrastructure.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Flood management<\/strong> should adopt a<strong> river basin approach<\/strong> while considering the environmental aspects.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Upgrading hydro-infrastructure<\/strong> and implementing a <strong>comprehensive flood management <\/strong>program are necessary steps to address increasing<strong> climate change and flood variabilities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Flood moderation, conserving flood water for future use, and adopting a combination of structural and non-structural measures<\/strong> are some steps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source&#8211; The post is based on the article \u201cMonsoon havoc in India: How floods can be a valuable resource\u201d published in \u201cThe Indian Express\u201d on 13th July 2023. Syllabus: GS3 &#8211; Disaster Management Relevance: Flood Management News- The monsoon arrived in Mumbai and New Delhi and heavy rainfall immediately followed, causing flooding in many parts&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/monsoon-havoc-in-india-how-floods-can-be-a-valuable-resource\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Monsoon havoc in India: How floods can be a valuable resource<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[411,216,10500],"class_list":["post-252446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-disaster-management","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-indian-express","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252446"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252446\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}