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Disaster ManagementEXAMINEYear 201815 Marks
Concept / Statute•Directive•Institution / Stakeholder

The 2018 Kerala floods highlighted the vulnerability of river basins to extreme rainfall and dam management. Analyze the lessons for reservoir operation during extreme weather.

Exact Syllabus Pointer

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

Syllabus Tags:Kerala Floods 2018Dam Operations Rule CurvesMullaperiyar & IdukkiExtreme PrecipitationIntegrated Reservoir Management

Connected Questions Across All Papers

Discovered through overlapping concepts: Kerala Floods 2018, Dam Operations Rule Curves, Mullaperiyar & Idukki

Recurring Theme Trend: “Kerala Floods 2018”

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