Floods in India

Flooding occurs when extreme volume of water is dired by rivers, creeks and many other geographical features into areas where the water cannot be drained adequately. Often during times of heavy rainfall, drainage systems in residential areas are not adequate, or unchecked civil development severely impedes the functionality of an otherwise acceptable drainage system. Floods cause extremelyi large numbers of fatalities in every country, but due to India's extremely high population density and often under-enforced development standards, large amount of damages and many deaths which could be otherwise avoided, are allowed to happen. India witnesses floodue to excessive rain which then results in overflow of rivers, lakes and dams, which adds to cause large amounts of damage to people's lives and property. In the past, India has witnessed many of the largest, most catastrophic floods, causing irreparable damage to people's livelihood, property, and crucial infrastructure.

This is a list of notable recorded floods that have occurred in India.

Before 1999

Present

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