The brahmaputra floods that occurred during junejuly 2012 devastated a large part of assam. An aerial view of floodaffected areas of assam, july 2012. Flood control methods deployed in assam have actually worsened the problem. The challenges faced by the district officials during flood are one of the prime aspects covered in. Sonitpur, assam region india flood 01102012 reference. The rain fed brahmaputra river and its 34 tributaries and. The first incident was reported to have taken place on 20 july 2012. Sonabari ghat village i and sonabari ghat village ii. The system has query based flood damage assessment modules with outputs in the form of spatial maps and statistical databases. Pdf satellite images for extraction of flood disaster footprints and.
Aug 14, 2017 with over 10 lakh people affected in the last 24 hours, the total number of flood victims shot up to 15 lakh across 21 districts in assam. Satellite images for extraction of flood disaster footprints and assessing the disaster impact. With the given socioeconomic set up, the resilience and coping ability of the. Assam is an agricultural belt and not an industrial belt. Research articles satellite images for extraction of flood.
In response to heavy flooding that hit assam from 26 june 2012, ircs activated its emergency response teams at district, state and national levels, targeting the most vulnerable 2. Assam from 200304 to 2012, with a set of tables from 1. Jul 16, 2017 also, the annual average flood related deaths in the same period for assam is 47, with the loss of lives at 497 in 2004 being the highest. All the rivers in assam are liable to floods, mainly because they receive heavy rainfall. Flood occurs every year in different parts of india and swipe away most of the villages and towns. As you may be aware through media, heavy incessant rains have lashed assam, a state in east india. Wild life conservation and tribal livelihood in the. The brahmaputra floods refers to a catastrophic flood event that occurred in 2012 along the. Assam is home to the onehorned indian rhinoceros, along with the wild water buffalo, pygmy hog, tiger and various species of asiatic birds, and provides one of the last wild habitats for the asian elephant. About 2,900 km long and with an average depth of 38 m mighty river is prone to catastrophic flooding in spring when the himalayan snows melt. Earlier floods assam and north east india have already experienced severe flooding in recent, as can be seen in my earlier post floods in north east india. Dref on july 2012 to support the indian red cross society ircs in delivering immediate assistance to 200,000 beneficiaries. Floods in assam causes, effects and solutions my india. During junejuly 2012, assam witnessed devastating floods due.
These statistics prepared by the central water commission are considered conservative as many flood related deaths and damages go unreported. Flood has been the major problem of northeastern india where assam is mostly affected. The state of assam is frequently ravaged by the fury of mighty brahmaputra and its tributaries causing untold human misery and devastation of indescribable nature. Oct 31, 2012 floods is assam on 22nd june 2012 assam, the gateway to the northeastern seven sister states of india, is facing the natures fury once again as the brahmaputra and its tributaries kapili etc. Also, solving the conundrum faced by majuli, a sinking river island, would contribute to possible solutions for island nations. The incessant rains in assam and in the neighbouring states of arunachal pradesh and nagaland since the last week of july till theth15 of august 2011, breached the river banks and the waters surged the downstream wreaking havoc in the plains. Assessing and mapping flood hazard, vulnerability and risk. Brahmaputra is an important river for irrigation and transportation in the state of assam, india. An aerial view of flood affected areas of assam, july 2012. They are not particularly flood resistant archinomy 2014. The worst hit area was the state of assam in india.
The flood situation in assam remained grim on friday as 11 more people died taking the toll to 47, while 48. Assam floods 2012 situation analysis 21 august 2012 report. According to the assam state disaster management authority asdma, the worsthit of the 15 affected districts is karimganj, with over 180,000 people affected. After the floods in several parts of assam on 26th june. Around 7080 people have died and as many as 2 million people have been displaced in the.
The issue calls for a permanent solution to this problem, if. Over 85% of the kaziranga national park knp was inundated. Assam is the most severely affected area in india in terms of floods and erosion, accounting for 9. The annual monsoon flooding in assam began around 25 june this year, when over 700 people were read full article. The challenges faced by the district officials during flood are one of the prime aspects covered in the study. These floods caused by long and heavy spells of rain and causes very severe loss of lies and property and shamble the economy of the s. Farmers are marginal, and alternate income sources are few economic survey of assam, 201220. As of 8 august 2012, 77 people had died and over 400,000 people were taking shelter in 270 relief camps, after being displaced from almost 400 villages. Statedistrict wise area, production, price and values of ten major crops in assam from 200304 to 2012, with a set of tables from 1. Extraction of detailed level flood hazard zones using. The flood situation in assam remained grim with the number of deaths mounting to 68 on tuesday following the death of two more persons, as a total of 28. The 2012 brahmaputra floods were an unprecedented flood event along the brahmaputra river and its tributaries due to significant monsoon rains in india, bangladesh and myanmar. Flood occurs every year in different parts of india and.
The state was the first site for oil drilling in asia. More than 150 people had died in the 2004 floods, which has been termed as one of the worst. This article discusses the maximum spatial extent affected due to. The flood situation in assam, india, has worsened over the last 3 days. Millions of people are badly affected by this disaster in every year and the region is totally disrupted, losses prosperities and life. Based on analysis and the data collected from the water resource department, guwahati, this paper presents the mitigating or controlling the negative impacts of bank erosion due to frequent flood occurrence. The sonabarighat village is six kilometres away from the. Several people were reported missing, and thousands marooned or displaced. The government of assam estimates that 2,753 human lives have been lost along with 6,73,329 cattle and the total losses due to floods and erosion amount to nearly. Flood hazard zonation of assam an atlas by national. Flood response system frs is a networkenabled solution developed using opensource software. Brahmaputra floods of junejuly 2012, assam, india june 20 current science 10412.
A case study of flood victim area in assam jyoti upadhyay1 research scholar, dept. Floodcontrol methods deployed in assam have actually. This is a 45% increase since reports of flooding began on 2 july. In assam, damage due to floods has been caused by two river systems. In lower brahmaputra river basin, assam find, read and cite all. Frs effectively facilitates the management of postdisaster activities caused due to flood, like displaying spatial maps of area affected, inundated roads, etc. The current floods and subsequent devastation in many districts of assam.
Building community resilience to recurrent flooding. Jul 14, 2017 floods in assam villagers use a boat as they try to move to safer places at a flood affected village in darrang district in assam, july 14, 2017. Aug 04, 2016 floods in assam find the major reasons, causes, effects of floods in assam state. Introduction the brahmaputra river originates in a great glacier. Satellite data on floods remain a rich source of information that can provide disaster footprints of higher accuracy useful for assessing the disaster impact and taking up flood mitigation activities1,4,814. Floods in assam find the major reasons, causes, effects of floods in assam state. Assam floods 2012 situation analysis 21 august 2012. Flood and riverbank erosion has been a chronic problem in the subproject. Farmers are marginal, and alternate income sources are few economic survey of assam, 2012 20. Due to flood the health condition of the masses also get affected very much. Assam is particularly prone to flooding during the monsoon season because it is a basin.
All you need to know assam exam floods wreak havoc in assam every year during the monsoon season. According to the flood hazard atlas of assam isro, 2011, approximately 28. The current floods and subsequent devastation in many districts of assam has resulted from the continuous rainfall in the. It transformed india from a milkdeficient nation into the worlds largest milk producer, surpassing the usa in 1998, with about 17 percent of global output in 201011. This map is foreseen to assist authorities in understanding the shift in the position of the river bed, and planning for future flood events, which occur annually. This flood hazard atlas for the state of assam is based on an analysis of ten years of multitemporal satellite datasets acquired during the flood seasons of 19982007. Steps to be taken by government to prevent floods damage in assam. This series of floods submerged 12 districts out of 27 in the state of assam, where more than 1,00,000.
Although occurrence of flood has been an ageold phenomenon in the riverine areas of this region, the extent of damage caused by floods has increased significantly in recent years. Assam with its vast network of rivers is prone to natural disasters like flood and. The assamese economy is aided by wildlife tourism to kaziranga national park and manas. This has led to worst floods in the recent history of assam which has spread over 27 districts, has taken 126 lives 110 due to floods, 16 due to landslides, 19 people missing, and has affected 9. Heavy monsoon rains in india and surrounding countries during the summer of 2012 caused the brahmaputra river and its tributaries to flood, with the water reaching a critical level in the state of assam ne india. Floods hit northeast india states of assam and meghalaya. Hydrology free fulltext flood response systema case. Emergency fund dref on july 2012 to support the indian red cross society ircs in delivering immediate assistance to 200,000 beneficiaries.
Understanding the brahmaputra and the annual flooding in assam. In july 2012, violence in the indian state of assam broke out with riots between indigenous bodos and bengali speaking muslims. Jul 23, 2012 english news and press release on india about contributions, food and nutrition, flash flood, flood and more. Flooding significantly affected kaziranga national park, where.
Assam floods 2012 situation analysis 21 august 2012 india. Pdf satellite images for extraction of flood disaster. By 5 july, over 394,000 people had been affected by floods in assam state. The flood in assam is such a regular feature that today hardly anyone takes a serious note of it. Its frequent occurrence devastates the livelihood of the people as well as animals. Flood hazard zonation of assam an atlas by national remote. Majuli, for instance, was ravaged by a historic flood in 2012, caused mainly due to the breaching of embankments in.
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