Abstract:Floods and flash floods are common water related natural disasters in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The flooding mostly occurs in summer season due to snow melt in the upper regions and coupled with heavy rainfall leads to heavy flooding in the lower regions. The other form of flooding is flash flood, which principally occurs due to cloud burst in the catchment area. The duration of flash flood is short but the damage caused by it is extensive. In Himachal Pradesh, the agriculture is practiced mostly on the f… Show more
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