Prelims · 4 Indian Geography · 4.11 Natural hazards and disaster management

4.11.3 Floods, droughts and heatwaves: prone areas and management

Floods hit the Ganga-Brahmaputra plains and east-coast deltas, droughts hit the rain-shadow interior, and heat waves strike the plains and Deccan in summer, each handled by forecasting, planning and local action.

  • APPSC Group 2 · Prelims
  • Standard level
  • 6 min read
  • Full course

Key terms

  • floods
  • Rashtriya Barh Ayog
  • Kosi
  • drought
  • IMD drought definition
  • DPAP
  • heat wave
  • heat action plan
  • Rayalaseema
  • Central Water Commission

What this note covers

  1. Core factsFoundation
  2. ExplainedStandard
  3. DeeperAdvanced
  4. AP angleStandard
  5. Mains writingMains writing
  6. Common trapsFoundation
  7. Quick revisionFoundation

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