Water-Related Disasters: Challenges and Mitigation - India Water Portal

Disasters (Climate Change)

A landslide in a village in south Tripura triggered by heavy rainfall.

Not the rain, but the rage: How extreme rainfall is redrawing North-East India's geography

02 Aug 2026

6 min read

Assam, in the grip of floods. Source: IWP Flickr photos.

From disaster to design: Rethinking Assam’s flood future

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

01 Aug 2026

10 min read

Mundakkai, Chooralmala, Wayanad landslide-affected area. Credit: Ahemadh Jewadh

When hills give way: What Wayanad and 'Wounded Hills' reveal about water, land, and resilience

15 Jul 2026

6 min read

A woman ferrying a boat across the Kosi River in Supaul district.

Rivers and Lakes

Life between embankments: How Kosi floods shape women’s lives in Bihar

14 Mar 2026

15 min read

Cyclone Amphan over the Bay of Bengal

FAQ on tropical cyclones in India

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

02 Dec 2025

12 min read

The school’s child motivator, or Bal Preraks, play a key role in encouraging students to voice their concerns and contribute ideas for enhancing school safety (Image: MSSP)

Water, schools, and safety: Bihar’s fight against floods and erosion

16 Oct 2025

5 min read

Residents of Tilthi village take children to safer places during the floods.

Why Does Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur Flood Every Year Despite A Steady Decline In Rainfall?

Brijendra Dubey

26 Sep 2025

14 min read

Land subisdence due to shifting of rocks

Ground subsidence in Indian cities and how satellite monitoring can guide smarter urban planning

19 Sep 2025

5 min read

Agriculture fields flooded

FAQ on Punjab floods September 2025: What you need to know

07 Sep 2025

6 min read

Flash floods in Uttarakhand

Cloudbursts, landslides, and floods: Why Uttarakhand’s fragile Himalayas are breaking under pressure

30 Aug 2025

5 min read

As Tropical Cyclone Phailin made its way over the Bay of Bengal towards the eastern Indian coast with winds recorded at over 200kmph, a massive evacuation exercise was triggered in the coastal Indian states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh

Cyclones and climate change: Mapping social inequality in India’s vulnerable coastal communities

29 Aug 2025

6 min read

Flash floods can unleash havoc and disrupt lives and livelihoods besides increasing deaths

Flash floods threaten India’s Safe Zones: Climate change re-draws the risk map

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

15 Aug 2025

5 min read

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