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Flooding is a common event in South Asia. In fact, it has been said that after Bangladesh, India is the worst flood affected country in the world (Agarwal and Narayan). It is possible for extreme floods to inundate up to approximately 10 million hectares or nearly 70 percent of Bangladesh. By contrast, about 40 million hectares or nearly 12.5 percent of India is flood prone. Different types and extents of flooding occur in different regions of the subcontinent.
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Nandargi, S., Dhar, O.N., Sheikh, M.M., Enright, B., Mirza, M.M.Q. (2010). Hydrometeorology of Floods and Droughts in South Asia – A Brief Appraisal. In: Mitra, A.P., Sharma, C. (eds) Global Environmental Changes in South Asia. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9913-7_8
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