IMPACT OF FLOOD DISASTER IN A DROUGHT PRONE AREA – CASE STUDY OF ALAMPUR VILLAGE OF MAHABUB NAGAR DISTRICT

Jaya Prakash Narayana Samudrala, Sreenivas Sarma Paraitham

Abstract: It is rather unimaginable to think of a flood disaster in a drought prone area , as such events will be will be occurring very rarely . When they occur , people of the region may have contrasting experiences in a sequence . That apart , the socio economic conditions of the people of the region coupled with their cultural and living styles will have great influence on their disaster response as well as post disaster operations. This paper presents a detailed report on the flood disaster occurred in the southern part of the Mahabub Nagar district during 29th September- 1 st October , 2009, with a focus on it’s effects in Alampur village and the surroundings .The socio economic conditions along with living styles of the people are highlighted and an attempt is made to assess the impact of these aspects on the disaster response and the post disaster operations . It is argued that a comprehension of these aspects will be essential in arriving at a realistic estimate of the disaster and planning of appropriate post disaster operations there on , particularly in the context of contrasting possibilities such as flood in a disaster prone area.

Keywords: Drought prone area, flood disaster, socio economic conditions, post disaster operations

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2014.0328021