QUESTION 16
GS3
12.5 marks
With reference to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) guidelines, discuss measures to be adopted to mitigate the impact of recent incidents of cloudbursts in many places of Uttarakhand.
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9 min
200 words
What the examiner wants
Discuss measures under NDMA guidance to reduce the impact of cloudbursts in Uttarakhand.
DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.
Demand-wise check
- 1Cloudburst: very heavy rain in a short time over a small area; Uttarakhand's steep slopes and narrow valleys amplify flash floods and landslides≈35 words
- 2Structural: avoid construction on river banks and debris paths, slope protection, drainage, safe roads≈35 words
- 3Non-structural: Doppler radars, nowcasting, hazard zonation, flood plain zoning, regulated tourism and pilgrimage, community training≈35 words
- 4Response: SDRF and NDRF, helipads, communication≈35 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
Meaning and recent casesVulnerabilityNDMA-based structural and non-structural measuresResponseConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Generic disaster cycle without cloudburst specifics
- No reference to Uttarakhand events
Draw this
- Map of Uttarakhand marking 2013 Kedarnath and 2016 cloudburst sites
Value addition
- FactIMD defines a cloudburst as rainfall of about 100 mm per hour over a small area.IMD
- Event2013 Kedarnath disaster was triggered by extreme rainfall and the Chorabari lake outburst.Uttarakhand, 2013
- GuidelineNDMA Guidelines on Landslides (2009) and Floods (2008) recommend hazard zonation and flood plain zoning.NDMA
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Mayank Purohit · AIR 33 · Page 5 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 44 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aniket Ranjan · AIR 48 · Page 44 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aniket Ranjan · AIR 48 · Page 17 ↗Same syllabus reference
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