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The paper deals with flood problems caused by Hissara drain, district Charsadda which is a typical example of rural flooding. The main purpose of this study is to evaluate effects and remedies for flash floods in District Charsadda and suggest recommendations for overcoming the problem. The study area is rural. Hence agriculture land-use is dominant in the area. There are two spells of rainy season in an year in the study area. The winter rainfall occurring due to western disturbances shows a high record during the months of March and April. The highest summer rainfall is in the month of August. The average winter rainfall is higher than that of summer rainfall. The study area faces the problem of flash floods. Heavy rainfalls and tortuous course of the drain are the major natural causes of flood whereas encroachment of drain boundaries, construction of weir structures and bridges on the drain are the major flood intensifying factors. Flood reduction programmes are poor in the area. Floods are the potential hazard of the area. They seriously affect the agriculture sector and physical infrastructure in the area. Flood hazard hinders the socio-economic development of the study area. Flood losses are mainly due to uncontrolled land-use. If land-use is controlled, not only would flood losses be minimised but flood intensity would also be reduced to a greater extent. The paper consists of nine sections. After a brief introduction of the study section two gives an introduction of the study area. Section three states research methodology. Section four describes flash floods situation whereas section five highlights causes of flash floods in the study area. Section six deals with impacts of flash floods and section seven evaluates flood hazard reduction measures in the study area. Section eight gives findings of the study whereas section nine suggests recommendations for mitigation of flood disasters in the study area
Amir Nawaz Khan, Behram Khan, Said Qasim, Shah Nawaz Khan. (2013) Causes, Effects and Remedies: A Case Study of Rural Flooding in District Charsadda, Pakistan, Journal of Managerial Sciences, Volume 7, Issue 1.
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