Volume : VI, Issue : I, January - 2017

How is Chadiala Village Managing Floods? A Case Study

Chandni Bhagat, Satish, Roshni

Abstract :

 Situated on Ghaggar–bank, the residents of the village Chadiala in Tehsil Dera Bassi, District Patiala had been the victims of floods for centuries. Thanks to awareness, generated by flood–related problems, very recently the village–community stood as one man and is on the way to gettingrid of the disastrous aspects of the river on a permanent basis.

Through the present study, an effort has been made to analyze the flood–related  management–problems of this village.The community has already got convinced that prevention is not only better than cure but highly cheaper and productive also .

This study is based on both primary and secondary data. The major secondary sources used are the official publications of the Economic and Statistical Organization, Soil and Water Conservation Department and Provincial Disaster Management Authority of Punjab.

Primary data was collected personally by the authors during field–work conducted in the village.

 

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Chandni Bhagat, Satish, Roshni, How is Chadiala Village Managing Floods? A Case Study, International Journal of Scientific Research, Volume : 6 | Issue : 1 | JANUARY 2017

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