VARANASI: Different parts of the country are witnessing flood fury with the loss of lives and property. In Uttar Pradesh, the swollen Ganga had flooded many districts of eastern region, including Varanasi, Allahabad, Mirzapur, Ghazipur and Ballia.
The report of the ministry of water resources admits that the approach to flood management presently exercised in India need to get a re-look and have an integrated strategy. Floods have been recurrent phenomenon in many parts of India, causing loss of lives and property and bringing untold misery to the people, especially those in the rural areas.
According to the Preliminary Consolidated Report on Effect of Climate Change on Water Resources, UP has 73.4 lakh hectares flood-prone area, the highest in the country, of which only 17.03 lakh hectare area is protected (as reported up to March 2006). The report says that as the flood events and intensity are likely to increase due to climate change phenomenon, the flood prone-area is further likely to increase. The likely increased sediment flow may affect the morphology of rivers.
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