Assessment of flood in western part of Banaskantha district of Gujarat, India - A case study

Abstract

Water-logging is emerging as a pressing concern at the backdrop of climate change in recent years. A global
report on climate change has projected 0.5-1.20 C rise in temperatures by 2020, resulting in unpredictable and excessive
rains. Globally, more than 40 m ha area is estimated to be affected by water-logging. In India about 8.53 m ha area is
affected by water-logging with an estimated crop loss of greater than 2 m tons each year.
Water-logging is one of the major environmental problems and challenges of socio-economic development in the western
part of Banskantha as observed recently. In the month of July, 2015 heavy rain occur 48 inch in 3 days. Due to this most
of area was under submergence looking like a temporary lake. At present in the area on removing the flood water from
the affected area. The study mainly due to floods in the affected area by field survey and GIS technology is related to
factors including social and economic impact is displayed.