Why are urban areas more vulnerable to flooding than rural areas? Discuss guidelines issued by NDMA on urban flood management.

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Q) Why are urban areas more vulnerable to flooding than rural areas? Discuss guidelines issued by NDMA on urban flood management. (15 marks, 250 words)

ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों की तुलना में शहरी क्षेत्र बाढ़ के प्रति अधिक संवेदनशील क्यों हैं? शहरी बाढ़ प्रबंधन पर एनडीएमए द्वारा जारी दिशानिर्देशों पर चर्चा कीजिये।

Demand of the Question-The question requires understanding of flooding in urban areas, urban flood management and NDMA guidelines for the same.

Directive Word

Why- This requires a cause-effect explanation of the issue.

Discuss- This requires describing the details of the NDMA guidelines, their benefits, shortcomings and how those can be improved.

Structure of the Answer

Intro-Start by describing what urban flooding is, use data to state its importance. Mention the vulnerable areas.

Body-In the first part mentions reasons why urban areas are prone to floods. And in the second part, mention reasons why rural areas are less prone to flood. The third part requires mentioning details of NDMA guidelines. Make a short discussion about the pros and cons of these guidelines and what can be done to improve them.

Conclusion-Conclude by establishing urgency to curb threat of urban flooding by some report or data.

Part of Syllabus– GS Paper 3- Disaster and disaster management