An Analysis of Preparedness and The Impact of Floods in  India

Authors

Flood mitigation; NDMA; Impact of floods; flood preparedness;

India is the most flood prone country in the world with instances of at least 15 major occurrences in the last

decade. Apart from loss of lives and property, the country suffers huge economic, infrastructural as well

as environmental damage on a yearly basis. In addition, several indirect and prolonged effects of floods

affect the country as well. This is coupled with facilitating factors such as global warming and unplanned

development in flood plains. Understanding the gravity of the situation, the government of India enacted

the Disaster Management Act in 2005 subsequently forming the National Disaster Management Authority.

This body has developed guidelines for flood mitigation at national, state as well as at regional levels. The

country needs to develop effective flood mitigation system in order to reduce the periodic damage endured

by the people and the state.

Ansuman Swain1 , Navya Vyas2

1 BDS, MPH (3rd Semester), Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, 2 BHMS,

MPH, PhD (Pursuing)