Abstract
Background: Land of monsoons, India has been triggered by flood and siltation annually through south-west and north-east monsoons along the floodplains of the country for millennia. Being one of the worst sufferers, Assam also experiences the severe effects of flood hazard as the region is drained by the mighty Brahmaputra and Barak basins. In this view, Dhemaji district located in the upper reach of Brahmaputra valley also bears the brunt of flood leaving massive imprints on people and landscape. Objective: This study is an attempt to identify the flood vulnerable zones and damages incurred in a flood period of Dhemaji revenue circle. Methodology: The study is based on both primary and secondary sources of information wherein the data and maps have been processed and prepared within the domain of GIS and remote sensing. Findings: The results indicate that the entire region is categorized into two flood hazard zones viz. least and highly vulnerable wherein the former covers 55.27% and latter 44.73% of the total area. The damages caused in respect to cropland and transportation network have also been estimated and few management strategies were recommended to cope with the hazard. Novelty: The existing work has used various physical factors wherein priority ranks are allotted to each based on their intensity towards flood occurrence. Thus, this study would help in identification of potential hazard zones and affected areas through mapping and modeling using geospatial techniques which are cost and time effective. Keywords: Flood hazard; Brahmaputra valley; assessment; management; GIS;remote sensing
Highlights
Amongst all natural hazards, floods have evoked as the most disastrous and catastrophic event causing multifarious damage to both human and environment globally
Socio-economic impact data were collected from various sources viz. Dhemaji Revenue Circle Office, Water Resource Office, District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) etc
Flood hazard assessment and mapping plays a pivotal role in order to understand the underlying factors causing the hazard so that its risk could be addressed and mitigated to some extent[9,10]
Summary
Floods have evoked as the most disastrous and catastrophic event causing multifarious damage to both human and environment globally. According to Central Water Commission (CWC, 2018), during 1953-2016 the total flood affected area and population of the country was estimated as 460.26 million hectares and 2040.26 million respectively[5]. India has been triggered by flood and siltation annually through south-west and north-east monsoons along the floodplains of the country for millennia. Being one of the worst sufferers, Assam experiences the severe effects of flood hazard as the region is drained by the mighty Brahmaputra and Barak basins. In this view, Dhemaji district located in the upper reach of Brahmaputra valley bears the brunt of flood leaving massive imprints on people and landscape. This study would help in identification of potential hazard zones and affected areas through mapping and modeling using geospatial techniques which are cost and time effective
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