Abstract

Abstract: In this paper, flood problems inIndia, regional variability of the problem, present status of the ongoingmanagement measures, their effectiveness and future needs in flood management arecovered. Flood problems in India are presented by four zones of flooding, viz.(a) Brahmaputra River Basin, (b) Ganga River Basin, (c) North-West RiversBasin, and (d) Central India and Deccan Rivers Basin. Some special problems,related to floods like dam break flow, and water logging in Tal areas, are alsomentioned. Progress of various flood management measures, both structural andnon-structural, are discussed. In addition, future needs to achieve efficientand successful flood management measures in India are also pointed out.