Volume : II, Issue : II, February - 2013

Regional Flood Hazard Mapping in Murshidabad, West Bengal

Swati Mollah

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The creation of a very high spatial resolution GIS database is costly and time-consuming. Several factors need to be considered in accurately mapping of ?ood hazards under the condition of scarcity of data and other materials and tools that typify the situation in the most countries of the southern hemisphere. Due to scarcity of adequate data only two indicators i.e. flood frequency and flood prone area have been chosen for mapping. The study demonstrates a moderate resolution regional study that would be enough to identify flood hazard prone zones. Administrative units are selected as the most appropriate unit of investigation for the simple reason that these are the very units demarcating policy and planning authorities and resource allocation crucial to any practical intervention. The paper reveals the regional pattern of severity of the flood hazard in Murshidabad. It will help demarcate the policy and planning authorities and resource allocation during flood management.

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Swati Mollah Regional Flood Hazard Mapping in Murshidabad, West Bengal International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.II, Issue.II February 2013

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