Public hearing has been recognized as an essential element in the Environment Impact Assessment procedure. In 1997, the EIA notification was amended to make public hearing for development...
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) is a formal process used to predict the environmental consequences of any development project. Environment Impact Assessment in India is statutory backed by the...
Landslide refers to downward and outward movement of slope materials such as rocks, soil etc. due to gravity. Primary reason of Landslides includes gravity and accumulation of soft...
Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) refers to the glacier floods caused by the drainage of naturally dammed lakes in the glacier, on or at the margin of glaciers....
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) issued guidelines on management of floods in 2008. The summary of the recommendations are as follows: Embankments/flood walls/flood levees have to be...
All governments are responsible for protecting their citizens and endorsing the 2005 Hyogo Declaration which states that: “strengthening community level capacities to reduce disaster risk at the local...
Disasters and development are closely linked. Disasters can both destroy development initiatives and create development opportunities. Development schemes can both increase and decrease vulnerability. In the traditional approach...
Urban flooding differs from rural flooding as urbanisation leads to developed catchments which increases the flood peaks and flood volumes. As a result, flooding occurs very quickly due...
Drought differs from other hazards as it has a slow onset, evolves over months to years, affects a large spatial extent, and cause little structural damage. Its onset...
Based on the nature work, the flood protection and flood management measures may be broadly categorized as engineering/structural measures and administrative/non-structural measures. Engineering or Structural Measures These engineering...
