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India: More than 16,000 could perish in floods in next 10 years: NDMA

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By Pradeep Thakur

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If average annual loss of lives and property due to floods predicted by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is taken as the base, in the next 10 years, more than 16,000 people will die in floods across the country and property worth over Rs 47,000 crore will be lost.

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The home ministry recently carried out risk assessment of 640 districts in the country. It created a National Resilience Index based on performance of states and UTs on DRR measures adopted such as risk assessment, risk prevention and mitigation, disaster relief and rehabilitation. The study showed the level of resilience to disaster is low and needs “considerable improvement”. “Most states have not conducted comprehensive state specific assessment of hazards, vulnerabilities and exposures of the changing dynamics and complexities of disasters,” the report said.

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Hazards Flood
Themes Risk identification and assessment Economics of DRR
Country and region India
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