Floods Flashcards
1
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Intro
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40 million hectares prone to floods - NDMP, 2016
Map mandatory
2
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Reasons -
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- Topographical and hydrological factors
- Erosion and silting of river beds
- Earthquake and landslides
- Huge inflow due to rains/ opening of dams
- Antrhopogenic factors - Deforestation, draining, congestion, encroachment of natural water bodies.
- Absence of integrated approach of rivers between centre and states.
3
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Govt Efforts
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- Rashtriya Barh aayog
- National water policy 2012
- Separate Flood control commission for Ganga and Brahmaputra
- Central water commission
4
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Pre disaster
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- Early warning systems
- Flood plain zoning and vulnerability assessment
- Resolving issue of drainage congestion and water logging
- Survey of flodd prone areas
- Integrated Water resources management
- Dredging and desiliting of rivers
- Preparing flood management plans
- Structural measures - Creating embankments, SUrvey and maintenance of damns and reservoirs.
- Medical preparedness
- Capacity development of community and professionals - Flood education, Training, Research and development.
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During disaster -
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- Emergency search and rescue
- Emergency relief
- Incident command system (use anywhere) coordinated by local administration.
- Involvement of Corporate Sector
- Specialised teams for respones - NDRF, SDRF, Police Force, Home Guards, Civil defence
- Emergency Logistics
- Emergency medical response
- Use of inflatable boars and fibre boasts for effective logistics
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Post disaster -
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- Psychological counselling to mitigate the trauma of disaster (use this pt anywhere)
- Rehabitilation
- Wetland conservation and restoration
- Reviewing DM plan based on lessons learnt
- Afforestation and catchment areas development
7
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Standing committee on water resources recommendations -
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- Bringing flood control under concurrent list from state list (as major rivers are inter state)
- The committee recommended establishing the National Integrated Flood Management Group under the Ministry of Jal Shakti as an overarching body responsible for flood management.
