Free Essays on Flood In Uttarakhand

  1. Disaster in Uttarakhand

    Disaster in Uttarakhand In June 2013, a multi-day cloudburst centered on the North Indian state of Uttarakhand caused devastating floods and landslides in the country's worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami. Though parts of Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh...

  2. Prevention to Creulty of Animals

    Welfare Board of India.[2] People for Animals Uttarakhand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Type Public Charitable Trust under Indian Registration Act, 1908. Founded 2010 Founder(s) Gauri Maulekhi Headquarters Dehradun, Uttarakhand Focus(es) Animal rights, Environmentalism...

  3. Tera Maa Ka Bosda

    continued with the rescue operations in rain-hit areas as the toll in the two states climbed to 58. While 40 perished in the torrential downpour in Uttarakhand, 18 people died in Saharanpur district of UP. Sources say more than 58,000 people are stranded at different places on the route of the Chardham...

  4. Epic of Gilgamesh and the Great Flood

    Epic of Gilgamesh and the Great Flood Perhaps the most popular comparison with Noah's Flood is that of an ancient Babylonian story of a similar flood in the Epic of Gilgamesh. The stories are very parallel, but specific details make them different in several parts. I am going to tell you some key similarities...

  5. Sanctuaries

    Keoladeo Ghana National Park is a man-made and man-managed wetland and one of the national parks of India. The reserve protects Bharatpur from frequent floods, provides grazing grounds for village cattle and earlier was primarily used as a waterfowl hunting ground. The 29 km (18 mi) reserve is locally known...

  6. Bangladesh Floods

    Between the months of July-September, in the year 1998, Bangladesh suffered one of its worse floods ever. Despite being flooded being common in this country, the floods of 1998 were particularly severe resulting in over 1000 deaths and 30 million people being made homeless. CAUSES OF FLOODING IN BANGLADESH ...

  7. Koshi Flood

    KOSHI FLOOD 1. Background Nepal is not only one of the least developed countries in the world, it is also equally prone to several disasters such as flash-floods, landslides, fires, occasional earthquakes and epidemics. The main contributing factors of such disasters are: remote, rural, rugged and...

  8. flood

    to flee their homes. Although our area was a flood-prone area, many were caught by surprise as this was not the monsoon season. Every year, the north-east monsoon would bring heavy rains to the east coast at the end of each year. However, the sudden floods in the middle of the year caused jitters among...

  9. River Floods

    RIVER FLOODS The indus and its tributaries well, and almost every year overflow their banks. The flood in most years are not serious. However every 7-8 years there are severe floods. Serious floods occurred in 1955, 1973 and 1978. In the 80s and 90s serious fllods also occurred causing large scale devastation...

  10. Basics

    Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Rajasthan, Bihar, Chattisgarh, West Bengal, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland and Assam, 205 districts and over 26,000 villages. It has a staff of over 8,000 of which 80...

  11. Report on a Company

    Hirak • BSF, Baramula • Chief Engineer, Andman & Nicobar Port Blair • SSB, Ranikhet, Lohaghat (Uttarakhand) • 31st Zone, Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir) • BHEL, Rudrapur (Uttarakhand) Common Applications Military/Armed Forces: • Military troops mobilisation/Barracks • Mobile...

  12. telangana

    states is ironical to the situation of north eastern state which are neither peaceful nor prosperous. The conditions in Chhattisgarh .Jharkhand and Uttarakhand have deteriorated after separation. Reason for unequal development is discrimination ,partiality and narrow mentality shown by all successive governments...

  13. Hhai

    Walking Stick 23 85. Water Tap 86. Whistle 87. Window Symbol of Flag with Three Star for use in Vidhan Sabha Election-2012 in Uttarakhand Flag with Three Star Submitted by : IDEAL COTTAGE INDUSTRIES Chandpole Bazar, Jaipur Dt. : 16-1-2012 Symbol of Farmer Ploughing the...

  14. A Literary Works Which Exhibits Exemplary Beauty and Cleverness

    superb writings have this account of flood. Posturing similarities have been observed in the two written accounts but surprising significant dissimilarities has been noted also. One of the resemblances of the flood in the Epic of Gilgamesh and Genesis is that the flood happened both in the Mesopotamian...

  15. The Kosi Disaster: Millions Flooded Out

    The breaches of the Kosi embankment are the latest signs that conventional flood-control measures too often do not control floods, but worsen them. The floods from the Kosi embankment failures were more powerful than floods caused by unconstrained rivers, because the embankments have increased the speed...

  16. Should Tatas Have Stayed in Bengal

    with a 25 per cent increase after every five years till 30 years. This benefit, says the agreement, will continue till the balance amount of the Uttarakhand benefit (after deducting the amount from the land lease rental and the soft loan) is reached on net present value basis, after which it will be discontinued...

  17. The Management of the River Mississippi

    drainage basin. The floods were made worse by the saturated ground and the engineering schemes along the river banks. The river engineering has contributed to statistically significant increase in flood over the past years. Soft engineering involves the use of the flood plain as a flood water stores, restoring...

  18. Ntpc Organisational Structure

    awarded. The present executives' strength is 100+. The project is located on river Bhagirathi (a tributory of the Ganges) in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand state. This is 1st project in downstream from origin of Ganges at Gangotri. 2. Tapovan Vishnugad 520MW Hydro Power Project by NTPC Ltd: In joshimath...

  19. Was the Kosi Breach Caused by Human Error

    part of its natural evolution process, other factors inducing this phenomenon could be earthquakes, landslides and neotectonic activity1. The Kosi flood plains are constantly being influenced by the compressive tectonic regime resulting from the collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates. Besides...

  20. statement

    by this unprecedented flood were Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and Gilgit-Baltistan. Over two thousand people have died and over a million homes have been destroyed since the flood began and more than 21 million people are injured or homeless. The flash floods in several parts have already...

  21. Classical Greece Reflection

    Being raised in a strong Christian family I was always told the story of Noah and the flood. It was one I grew up hearing often and one that I’m still very familiar with today. However, the Tale of the Flood from the Epic of Gilgamesh was one I have never heard and had to do some research to find...

  22. Poverty in India

    Maharashtra 362.25 665.90 Orissa 325.79 528.49 Puniab 410.38 466.16 Rajasthan 374.57 559.63 Tamil Nadu 351.86 547.42 Uttar Pradesh 365.84 483.26 Uttarakhand 478.02 637.67 West Bengal 382.82 449.32 D and N Haveli 362.25 665.90 All India 356.30 538.60 Poverty : Rural and Urban General Studies Question...

  23. politics report

    The measures include as of 2014 after the flood h•a £5,000 “repair and renew” grant for all affected homeowners and businesses - this will top up any money received from insurers to ensure flood resilience is built into homes and businesses as they are repaired. Details of the grant will be published...

  24. Interlinking of Rivers

    linking of rivers in India is a catchword due to the notion that it has the capacity to control the flood. Since last one decade the subject was under national debate whether to adopt this measure for flood control or bear whatever is written on our fate as curse to face the problems inflicted by the nature...

  25. Document Example

    about the people that wrote them. Example: The Great flood, p. 17/ Nile river and Pharoah p. 18 When – Again, this is oral history originally and was written down shortly after the Mesopotamians established writing. The idea of a flood to “exterminate mankind” was part of their understanding...

  26. Book review -Everything in its path

    mentally of the persons affected by the flood that took place in Buffalo Creek on February 26 1972. He gives information on the history of the mining town and the people before the event. The book also gives first hand accounts of those that survived the flood. Also he goes through how the event affected...

  27. Bangladesh Blues

    and every the wet monsoon season the rivers flood half the country to a depth of 30 cm. the floods which last for several months bring fertile silt, but cause great disruption. Yet these annual floods are insignificant compared to the really disastrous floods caused by tropical cyclones. In 1970 a tropical...

  28. Utnapsihtim vs Noah

    Judeo-Christian mythology, one of the best recognized stories from the Old Testament is the story of Noah and the Ark, and how they survived God’s great flood. This story is a common one throughout many mid-east cultures, both past and present. The most notable of these is in the ancient Mesopotamian mythology...

  29. 3gorges

    eventually reach 22.5 GW.[4] The project produces electricity, increases the river's shipping capacity, and reduces the potential for floods downstream by providing flood storage space. From completion through September 2009 the dam has generated 348.4 TWh(1,254 PJ) of electricity, covering more than one...

  30. Amalgamation - 1

    Amalgamation: Ellen G. White Statements Regarding Conditions at the Time of the Flood By Francis D. Nichol (Adapted from his book Ellen G. White and Her Critics, pp. 306-322) In the summer of 1864 the "Steam Press of the Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association" at Battle Creek, Michigan, published...

  31. Dowry prohibition act

    Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Orissa Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal Total (States) Dowry Deaths (Section 304 B IPC) Incidence Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Incidence 556 0 Percentage ...

  32. Ampz

    construct a 2 reservoirs are Pasak River and Nakornaiyok River for making a place to reserve water for using in dry season , and his idea will prevent a flood-waters . he has royal speech to investigation about construct of develop water location concurrently water system project , for research a...

  33. The Petaluma River

    530: Open Channel Hydraulics Erick Sampson | | 5/17/2011 | Table of Contents Introduction 3 Flow Analysis 4 Flood Frequency Analysis and River Hydrology 7 Petaluma Cross Section 11 Sediment Information 14 Urbanization Effect on Streams; Land-use 18 Stream...

  34. Pakistan Economy News

    Pakistan Economy News • Nature itself poses a new threat to Pakistan 1 Oct 2010 12:30 GMT • Bin Laden uses Pakistani floods to drum up support 1 Oct 2010 12:14 GMT • New market study, "Beer, Cider and FABs in Pakistan to 2014", has been published 1 Oct 2010 02:31 • TABLE - Pakistan economic...

  35. Impact Avoidance and Minimization Requirements

    Whether the primary proposed activity is water-dependent, or if it requires access to freshwater wetland, area(s) of land within 50’, riverbank, and flood plains as a central element of its primary purpose (e.g., a pier); The proposed activity is water dependent and does require access to the...

  36. Human Creation in Ovid’s Metamorphoses and Genesis

    Metamorphoses the water “holds up, holds in the land”. The biggest difference between them has to do with the explanation of existence after the flood. According to Metamorphoses the only to survivors are Deucalion and his wife Pyrrha. Throwing stones over each other shoulder was the only thing they...

  37. Life Grammar Essay

    Halo’s premise centers on an intergalactic war. This war has three sides: the Covenant, a species hell-bent on unlocking Halo’s mysterious secret; the Flood, vile puke-inducing creatures wishing to rid the galaxy of sentient life; and humanity, struggling to survive amidst the surrounding chaos. To better...

  38. Environment

    river can carry per unit time ( ex: ft3/sec) V = velocity= the speed at which the river flowing (ft/sec) A = cross-sectional river area (ft2) Floods The point at which the water over the bank Predictable – getting better at not killing people Buildings and damage are not getting saved “Hydrograph” ...

  39. tretran

    6/3/2013 Natural Resource Issues Water quality Solid waste disposal Floods Wildlife habitat Land Conservation World Record of Natural Disasters 350 natural disaster events from 1901 to 2000 Volcano eruptions rank 3rd Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC), OFDA, CRED ...

  40. On Biblical Accounts and Pagan Myths

    different idea, the Bible speaks of a global flood that completely annihilates every living thing. Only eight people are saved; a man named Noah, his three sons, and their wives survive by escaping into a vessel that God told Noah to build. After the flood they emerge into the world and rebuild civilization...

  41. The Yangtze River

    completed by 2009. The most important benefits of TGP are flood control, power generation and navigation. The total storage capacity of the reservoir will be 39.3 billion m3, with its flood control storage capacity of 22.15 billion m3. The flood control capacity of the Jingjiang section of the Yangtze...

  42. White Male Matrix of Domination

    involvement in response to disasters. More specifically, how heroism plays a role in disaster response. There will be discussion of the recent Iowa floods disaster and how heroism affected the communities. Also there will be a section of theory and how it applies to this research question. Finally different...

  43. Sediment Management of the Kosi River Basin in

    its flood flow. The Tamor-I storage dam would also hold about 20% of the Kosi sediment. Altogether 70% of the Kosi sediments will be stored and the remaining 30% will probably be required to sustain the turbidity of the Kosi River flow. These two storage dams would control 60% of the Kosi flood flow...

  44. Survival

    a calm composure. The pieces of non-fiction literature “Nine Year Old Amber Rides out a Killer Flood in Ohio,” “Deep Survival,” “Staying in Galveston, a Park Bench for Shelter,” and “The Johnstown Flood” all show different instances and experiences where staying positive and staying calm were crucial...

  45. disaster management

    types of disaster. Natural disasters. These disasters include floods, hurricanes, earthquakes and volcano eruptions that can have immediate impacts on human health, as well as secondary impacts causing further death and suffering from floods causing landslides, earthquakes resulting in fires, tsunamis...

  46. Cooperation

    can go underground and other such sophisticated items. In case of a flood, we are adequately equipped with boats," he said.  When it comes to early warning systems, the NDMA has one in place in the Indian Ocean for tsunami or flood alerts. "We also have an early warning system for earthquakes in prone...

  47. Themes of The Midst Of Hardship

    full of wounds but on their brows there was not a sign of despair The whole day and night just passed they had to brave the horrendous flood in the water all the time between bloated carcasses and tiny chips of tree barks desperately looking for their son’s albino buffalo that...

  48. Discuss the impacts of storm events in the British Isles and evaluate the responses to them

    of the water contaminating the river with sewage and Over 1300 homes were flooded and contaminated with sewage. Plants and trees destroyed from the floods also destroying animal’s habitats. In storm A an estimated 15 million trees were lost in the 110mph winds that came with the storm. This destroyed...

  49. Stealing My Breath of Life

    poet then juxtaposes “flood” and “tide.” This structure is noteworthy because the visual imagery further amplifies the emotion of hate. Compared to the word “tide,” “flood” is larger in magnitude, more powerful and dangerous. The entire line, “Her bigness sweeps my being like a flood” provides a negative...

  50. Non-Life Insurance Market in Poland: Size, Trends, Industry, Analysis, Opportunities and Forecast to 2018

    prone to natural disasters such as floods, storms and heavy rain, all of which damage both life and property. The country was affected by three major floods during the review period: the 2009 European floods, the 2010 Central European floods and the 2013 European floods. • Poland is the largest economy...

  51. Of Young India, Old Rulers and the Son-Rise....

    Kerala CM A S Achuthanandan is 86 followed by Tamil Nadu CM K Karunanidhi (85) and Punjab CM Prakash Singh Badal (82). The members of 70-club are Uttarakhand CM Dr B C Khanduri (75), Assam CM Tarun Gogoi (73) and Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit (71). Jammu & Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah (39) is the youngest CM...

  52. Venice Is Drowning

    50 years, more of Venice has been overtaken by the sea than in all its history. St. Mark's Square is the city's lowest point, and today high tides flood it about 90 times a year. When the high waters come, tourists scatter. City workers rush to assemble temporary walkways over the old stones, and cafe...

  53. Climate Change and Agriculture

    animal and plant diseases are more wildly spread. Many farmers are affected as a result in loss of crops due to the extreme events such as hurricanes, floods, landslides etc. Health: With an increase in deaths over the years, as a result of various vector-borne diseases, such as malaria & dengue fever...

  54. A Supermarket in California

    return. A similar situation occurs with Noah. Except in this case, God doesn’t just establish one, he establishes two covenants: before and after the flood. In the dishonesty and violence that was spread all over the Earth God made a covenant with Noah (Gen 6:11-17). In verse 18, the Lord says: “But I will...

  55. BUSN 115 WEEK 1 HOMEWORK

    addresses, and answers the following questions or statements. Which economic system is best suited for handling a crisis of epic proportion (hurricane, flood, blizzard, forest fire, and so forth)? Why? (10 points) Describe and explain why a socialist system might be the best in responding to the needs of...

  56. Code of Hammurabi - Essay

    story of the flood. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, the flood is written about in the eleventh tablet. The story of the flood is actually told by Utnapishtim as he recounts how he gained immortality. The Bible’s version of the flood occurs in the Book of Genesis. The cause for the biblical flood was wickedness...

  57. Qarm

    development in the past decade and India has now become one of the largest producers of milk and value-added milk products in the world. Operation Flood, which was perhaps, world‘s largest development programme, was based on the rich experience gained from the Amul model, also popularly known as ‗Anand...

  58. Global Warming Analysis

    global warming in relation to ➢ Heavy precipitation ➢ Flood ➢ Shortage of water supplied for human activity Foreword In this workshop, we’ll be analyzing the global warming in relation to heavy precipitation, flood and shortage of water supplied for human activity. This workshop...

  59. Egypt and Mesopotamia : Couple of the Oldest Periods of Time

    The flooding of the Nile was able to be predicted because the Egyptians had made a solar calendar. The Euphrates and Tigris Rivers however caused bad floods, wreaking everything and, killing people. The Nile helped keep Egypt safe from outside invasion because no one would try and cross the river however...

  60. The Weather Is The Most Important Factor for Food

    Chen beans difficult to take the goods The floods are mainly concentrated in the southern area of ​​Anhui, Jiangsu, Henan, along the Huaihe River are the main soybean producing areas in the northern region, although the areas less affected by the floods, but the rains in recent days has become a "business...