To Analysis the Impact of Flood on Communities Belong to Various Socio-economic Background in the Highly Vulnerable Regions Along with the Yamuna Catchment Area, New Delhi

Disasters are old-age concerns of the human race. Hazards are the product of natural cycles and physical adjustments of nature to maintain equilibrium. In the course of development, Humans invited disasters through reckless, unplanned, unmindful settlements. They continuously ignored the signs of nature and today reached at the stage that no corner of the earth is safe from disasters. Among, all kinds of disasters, Flood is the most important type of natural disaster.  Almost all human civilizations developed around rivers, such as the great Indus Valley Civilization that flourished and perished along the banks of the Indus River. Floods engulfed many great human settlements in seconds and erased many great lands from the world map. Rivers are carried endless opportunities embracing huge resources enough to thrive a large population for years but at the same time, their nature is random, flickering, and devastating when caused disturbance either by nature or humans. The purpose of the current research paper is to understand the impact of the flood on various socio-economic sections of society in Delhi.