Dams induce severe floods

They were built for flood protection by attenuating rivers’ flow

Rehabilitation of Uttarakhand disaster-affected top priority for new chief minister

People displaced by floods and landslides last summer spent harsh winter months in makeshift tents

Himalayan states also face risk of glacial lake outburst floods

The region is surrounded by 8000 glacial lakes, 200 of them potentially dangerous

Why floods despite dams

Do Bihar migrants have the choice to not go back to cities?

North Bihar’s unique geo-physical settings and hydro-meteorology make it one of the most vulnerable regions to environmental forces to&…

Unplanned urbanisation, encroachment blamed for Srinagar flood

Illegal structures had mushroomed on Jhelum’s banks and around lakes, clogging drainage channels

River flood plains remain go zones

Environment ministry dithers on notification seeking to regulate construction activities in flood plains

Jammu and Kashmir was unprepared for flood fury

State did not have forecasting system or a disaster management plan in place

Sikkim at risk of devastating floods from glacial lake outbursts

State drags its feet over installing early warning systems

NASA images show flood water spilling from Yangtze river dams

Water was seen moving through the gates of the Three Gorges Dam to the smaller Gezhouba Dam, around 26 kilometres southeast

How to contain Himalayan tsunamis

The Himalaya has one of the most fragile topographies among mountain ranges of the world on account of being the youngest. Even though its phase …