With reference to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) guidelines, discuss the measures to be adopted to mitigate the impact of urban floods.

Exact Syllabus Pointer

Disaster preparedness, NDMA guidelines, disaster risk reduction (DRR), Sendai framework, floods, urban heat islands, earthquakes, landslides.

Connected Questions Across All Papers

Discovered through overlapping concepts: NDMA Urban Flood Guidelines, Drainage De-silting, Rainwater Harvesting

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