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FLOOD HAZARD ZONATION AND VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT OF GREATER SRINAGAR, J&K INDIA.

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The present study addresses the importance for a vibrant and cost effective methodology for the making of flood vulnerability and hazard maps particularly for those areas which are frequently affected by floods and pose a recurrent danger. Taking the case of Greater Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir and using the historical database for a number of the variables, obtained from different government agencies, the study came up with the detailed hazard and vulnerability maps of the study area, indicating different levels of the hazard and exposure with respect to people and assets, which can be used for further detailed investigating and planning. Flood vulnerability assessment is pivotal for devising an effective flood management plan. In order to assess the vulnerability of Greater Srinagar to floods, weighted overlay analysis in GIS environment has been performed using selected (sensitive to flood vulnerability) physical and socioeconomic indicators As the city includes both urban and rural areas, the spatial analysis unit was taken as ward and village for urban and rural areas respectively. The indicators were reclassified to a common evaluation scale (1-5) for analysis. Since the indicators contribute differently to flood vulnerability therefore based on their sensitivity, a percent (%) influence value was assigned to each indicators. Based on the analysis three flood vulnerability classes of Greater Srinagar were identified i.e. Highly Vulnerable, Moderately Vulnerable and Least Vulnerable.

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[Hakim Farooq Ahmad, M.Sultan Bhat, Akhtar Alam and Shabir Ahmad. (2016); FLOOD HAZARD ZONATION AND VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT OF GREATER SRINAGAR, J&K INDIA. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 4 (Dec). 1679-1690] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Hakim Farooq Ahmad
University of Kashmir Srinagar J&K

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/2570      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/2570

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