Flood Hazard Mapping is a vital component for appropriate land use planning in flood-prone areas. It creates easily-read, rapidly-accessible charts and maps which facilitates the administrators and planners to identify areas of risk and prioritize their mitigation/ response efforts. This article presents an efficient methodology to accurately delineate the flood-hazard areas in the Kosi River Basin, North Bihar, India in a GIS environment.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/gis-flood-hazard-mapping-case-study-kosi-river-basin-india
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/rajiv-sinha
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/gvenkata-bapalu
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/gis-development-weekly
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kosi
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/geographical-information-systems-gis
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bihar
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/river-basin
