Flood and its effects

Some of the rain water is retained by the soil,some evaporates and the remainder flows into small streams and then rivers.The water that flows in stream channels is called "run off". Floods occur when water overflows its natural or artificial banks onto the dry land.

Flood is usually full of threats.It plays havoc with humans,vegetation and animals.It results in disaster,diseases and death.Human beings and animals are engulfed by fast-flowing currents.Drinking water and eatables are infected.Nothing is safe from the whirling waves.Life is entirely paralyzed.

Flood is also the worst foe of culture and civilization.Cultural assets,splendid paintings and the unique historical heritage are washed away.Flood smothers morality and razes reason.Man behaves like animals.The paragon of beauty ,the crown of the universe washes away of woe and worry.

The aftermath of flood is even more horrible than the flood itself.Life becomes a misery.The infants weep for mothers,the mothers cry for their children.The houses are razed to ground.The young girls survive homeless.They do not know where to go.Some are crippled,some are mad and some widows with their infants in their arms wail and weel.

Flood causes poverty and penury.Every thing is destroyed.Crops are washed out.Eatables and provisions are scare.It becomes impossible for humans to keep the body and soul together.It results is fears and tears.

Rapid runoff causes soil erosion.This loss of fertile land due to soil erosion results into serious problems of agriculture.Food also causes salinization .Salinization stunts plant-growing and make soils unusable.

Flood destroys grounds for fish.It destroys roads.It damages bridges,canals,electric poles,and other structures.Briefly speaking it causes huge financial losses.

Though flooding is a natural event,certain human activities enhance the severity of floods.Deforestation and the construction of rainproof surfaces are such activities.Building of levees restricts the flood waters into a narrow channel.This results in a deeper and faster-moving flood.

Though floods cause terrible troubles,they are not without boons and benefits.First floods make land fertile and fruitful.As the flood recedes,it deposits fine sediment which makes the land very productive.Second,without large floods,river channels are filled with sand,silt and debris.Third,floods arouse the feelings of sympathy and compassion among the people.They become kind and caring.They learn to share the sufferings of the ill-fated FLOOD victims.Thus this calamity makes people generous.But that does not mean that we should not make effective efforts to stop fatal floods.The following measures may be of huge help in controlling floods.

Reforestation and the construction of levees,dams, and flood ways reduce the risk of flooding.People must strive to grow plants and trees.Plants and trees prevent soil erosion.The construction of flood channels also helps to determine the flow and direction of floodwater.The construction of dams also helps to control floods.A huge amount of water is contained by dams.This reduces the amount and speed of flood water.Construction of levees confines the river within its bank.Thus these levees prevent overflow of water.