Ways To Prevent Floods
Ways To Prevent Floods
Ways To Prevent Floods
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1. Improving Drainage
o Improving water drainage helps control floods by facilitating easy flow of excess water, especially in urban areas
during flash floods. Drainage efficacy can be improved by rehabilitating and cleaning water drainage systems, including
removing debris and solid waste from drainage systems like storm drains and French drains, de-silting trenches and
underground water channels and building galleys. Effective drainage systems can ensure flood waters find a clear waterway,
leading to non-risk areas.
Building Canals
o Canals are artificial water channels that can be crucial to flood prevention. Canals facilitate control of water levels
passing through, and form linear reservoirs and water locks. During flooding, excess water is channeled through canals to
non-risk areas further downstream or to other areas with high demand for water, such as arid and semi-arid areas. Canals
can also be used to lock excess flood waters in its linear reservoirs to prevent flooding and store water for future use.