What are the causes of urban floods in (Hyderabad) India and how have humans contributed to it?
The actions of humans are responsible for many of the problems that the world is currently facing. However, there is one problem that humans have caused which they are suffering from, and that is the occurrence of man-made floods in urban areas. Recently, Hyderabad has been experiencing man-made urban floods. This is not just a problem limited to Hyderabad, but rather a widespread issue affecting all significant cities in the country that have undergone urbanization. Sri Kavitha garu, journalist has shared a video on her Twitter account that depicts the impact of a flood. This is the situation at Padma Colony. #HyderabadRains pic.twitter.com/HmkbI6J3nj — Nellutla Kavitha (@iamKavithaRao) April 29, 2023 To understand why flood occurs and to address the challenge of floods we need to understand some basic concepts of hydrology , i) The first is the Catchment A catchment area is a geographical region where surface water runoff flows into a particular water body. When it rains...