Despite massive investments and continuous flood-control efforts in India, the socio-
economic damages and death toll continue to remain high. Undoubtedly, the process of …

Hydrological hazards pose significant threats worldwide, resulting in extensive societal and
environmental impacts. To mitigate these impacts, structural protection measures like levees …

Abstract The west‐central Himalayan River basins face significant damage caused by
extreme floods annually. We selected the upper Ganga basin (UGB), the west‐central …

Floods cause enormous damage to infrastructure and result in the loss of human lives. Most
river basin-scale floods in India occur during the summer monsoon season. While extreme …

Coincidence flood risk due to the simultaneous flood occurrences on both mainstream and
its tributary results in downstream inundation of a confluence. Therefore, this study was …

This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the hydrological effects and flood risks of
the Hirakud Reservoir, considering different CMIP6 climate change scenarios. Using the …

River protection structures, especially spur dikes, play a vital role in the hydrodynamic and
morphological changes in a river system. Since the earliest days, numerous studies have …

This study analyzes the news media coverage of floods in a major flood-prone state of India,
Bihar. Although news media helps shape public perception and political actions, little …

Communication to the general public and policymakers of research results requires different
skills from those needed to work with policymakers. It is the link to policymakers that I have …

Here we report results of a detailed numerical study on the effect of climate change on the
characteristics of a very severe rainfall event that occurred in the coastal city of Chennai …