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Flood Hazard Modelling in Upper Mandakini Basin of Uttarakhand

Gagandeep Singh1 , Vishwa Bandhu Singh Chandel2 * and Simrit Kahlon2

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.16.3.18

Floods in Himalayan region raise serious concerns regarding ongoing path of development as recent manifestations of catastrophic events establish link between climate changes and risk to anthropogenic activities in mountainous regions. Scientists predict frequent occurrence of such disasters wherein rapid glacial melting; incidents of glacial lake outburst and weather extremes may trigger floods in the Himalayan mountains. This paper examined flood risk in Upper Mandakini basin through GIS based flood simulationto highlight flood potential and risk associated with such hazard in the study area.It is observed that floods in study area display hazardous interplay of natural terrain gradient, high kinetic energy of streams, and intense rainfall. The upper sections of basin that includes Kali Ganga, Mandani Ganga, Madhyamaheshwar and Mandakini rivers shows high flood susceptibility with greatest risk in the latter. Such hazardousness is likely to be intensified by ongoing anthropogenic activities in the basin.

Flood; Hazard; Himalayas; Modelling; Upper Mandakini Basin

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Singh G, Chandel V. B. S, Kahlon S. Flood Hazard Modelling in Upper Mandakini Basin of Uttarakhand. Curr World Environ 2021;16(3). DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.16.3.18

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Singh G, Chandel V. B. S, Kahlon S. Flood Hazard Modelling in Upper Mandakini Basin of Uttarakhand. Curr World Environ 2021;16(3). Available From: https://bit.ly/3oHAC4M

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