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Important rivers of India
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River Centric Urban Planning Guidelines, along with an SOP for urban flooding and a Manual on Storm Water Drainage Systems, emphasise that cities along rivers should not turn their floodplains into permanent high-density construction zones.
Floodplains are part of the river system. A flood becomes a disaster when society places vulnerable assets where the river naturally requires space.
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River Centric Urban Planning Guidelines, along with an SOP for urban flooding and a Manual on Storm Water Drainage Systems, emphasise that cities along rivers should not turn their floodplains into permanent high-density construction zones.
Floodplains are part of the river system. A flood becomes a disaster when society places vulnerable assets where the river naturally requires space.
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Paper: GS-3
Theme: Science & Technology
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