The Effect Of Flooding On The Socio-Economic Condition Of Chabbishpur Mouza In Hooghly District, West Bengal

Abstract

Flood is one of the most damaging natural disasters in the earth. Floods are rising year by year in severity and duration, causing negative impacts on the social and economic conditions of the nation concerned. While the frequency of floods cannot be avoided, their adverse impacts can be considerably reduced by adopting careful planning and efficient training. It affects the socio-economic conditions, worsens public health, generates unemployment, damages the ecosystem, etc.  Chabbishpur mouza in Khanakul-I block of Hooghly district is situated over lower Damodar basin, which was affected by flood in the last year due to huge amount of water discharge from Damodar River and Harinakhali khal (braided from Mundeswari River) during monsoon period. Different civic amenities like education, healthcare, electricity, storage, transport and communication, etc have been highly affected by the natural calamity. Agricultural activity which is back bone of economy of this region was also reversed. This survey report has been prepared to present the impact of flood on the socio-economic environment of the study area in 2021 with some recommendations regarding the sustainable management of flood condition in future.