Abstract: About 12 per cent of India's land is prone to floods. High intensity short duration rainfall; inadequate reservoir regulation; reduced channel carrying capacity; and, failure of flood management structures like levees and embankments exacerbate floods. Floods in northern, north eastern and coastal states of India cause considerable damage to lives, livelihoods, infrastructure, economy and the environment.
The author is a Former Fellow, Centre for Biodiversity Policy and Law, National Biodiversity Authority, Chennai. nelliyatp@yahoo.co.uk. The article should be cited as Nelliyat P., 2020. Flood Resilience Capacity of the Coastal Ecosystem: Violation of CRZ Notification, Geography and You, 20(1-2): 26-33
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