Flood-prone districts

Choropleth map of India by state: Flood-prone districts. Assam, Bihar, and UP have the most flood-prone districts, along the Brahmaputra and Gangetic floodplain.

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Assam, Bihar, and UP have the most flood-prone districts, along the Brahmaputra and Gangetic floodplain.
Policy implication
Flood-prone states need permanent flood management infrastructure as well as emergency relief every monsoon.
IMD 2023Environmentfloodsdisasterenvironment
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Data vintage. The figures are for 2023 and have not been refreshed since this map was made.

Source: IMD (2023). See the methodology for notes and limitations.

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