The problems faced by the flood prone regions are:
1. In India more than 2000 deaths occur due to flood every year.
2. 80 lakh hectares of land is flood-prone.
3. 35 lakh hectare of land crop destroys every year.
4. Life in 3 crore acre land becomes unbalanced.
5. Loss of one thousand crore rupees every year.
6. The greatest effect of flood occurs on animal wealth.
7. More than 12 lakh animals and houses destroy every year.
8. 60% loss caused by flood in India held in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam and Odisha are main.
9. Floods disturb communication, transport, sources of water, and destroy crops and cause epidemics.
Flood Management
1. In 1954, National Flood Control Plan was launched to check the great loss done by flood. Under this plan bank of rivers, water flowing drains were built.
2. Under multi-purpose projects scheme dams were built on Mahanadi, Damodar, Satluj, Vyas, Chambal, Narmada rivers.
3. To control flood regions of river origin should be covered with forests it would check soil erosion and result in check on loss due to floods.
4. Exploitation of forests should be ban.
5. Water holding capacity of river should be increased by removing debris and spreading it on banks.
6. In 1954, floods forecast/prior information organization was established. At district headquarters flood control cells were established.
7. In 2007, the NDMA (National Disaster management Authority) of the Government of India pointed about 13 areas of flood management. These include zoning, forecasting, risk maps, structural measures, maintenance of river banks, river basin management, construction of flood shelters, etc.
8. Meterological department and irrigation department keeps a regular observation on amount of rainfall and its flow during rainy season. People are informed regularly through Television.
9. At individual level, people should listen radio and watch television regularly in rainy season. If they are living in flood prone area and should follow the instructions and orders of government strictly. Electric appliances should switch off. Precious things food etc. should be shifted at secure places. Vehicles, animals, etc. should be shifted at secure places.
