Floods
2009
- Map of Baghmati embankment breach (on Aug 1, 2009) and affected area in Bihar August 2009 (jpeg image 246 kb)
- SANDRP submission to Bihar Kosi Inquiry Committee March 09 (pdf file 297 kb)
Annex 1 GFCC to Bihar Irrgn Dept ltrs April-June 2008 (pdf file 297 kb)
Annex 1A GFCC to BiharIrrgnDep ltr Apri 2008 (pdf file 196 kb)
Annex 2 Tatbandh Samachar Aug 2008 (pdf file 211 kb)
Annex 3 Embankment repair comparison (pdf file 171 kb)
Annex 4 ChfEngrBirpurTogovt Aug 2008 (pdf file 204 kb)
Annex 5 NIDM congress 2006 selected abstracts (pdf file 1561 kb)
2008
- Man Made Floods in India - NO Accountability Nov 2008 (pdf file 17 kb)
- Press Release Hirakud Dam brings floods in Orissa Sept 2008 (pdf file 35 kb)
- Press Release Kosi High Dam: Invitation for disaster 17 Sept 2008 (pdf file 50.4 kb)
- New publication: TRAPPED! Between the Devil & Deep Waters: The Story of Bihar’s Kosi River By Dr. D.K. Mishra
- Kosi Tragedy Blunder after Blunder Sept 2008 (pdf file 26 kb)
- Kosi Floods: A man made disaster: Editorial in Hindustan Times: August 28, 2008 (Link)
Not just a force of nature at all : The floods are back in Bihar. And this time the governments — the state and the Centre — can’t just blame the rainfall. If anyone can be blamed for the breach.... See full story
2007
- Bihar Floods of 2007 - D K Mishra - Dec 2007 (pdf file 176 kb)
- People's Committee Report on Gujarat Flood, August 2007 (pdf file 420 kb)
- High Dam Storage Floods PR, SANDRP - 0607 (pdf file 24 kb)
- High Dam Storage Floods PR hindi, SANDRP - 0607 (pdf file 42 kb)
- "Dams, Embankments & Floods June 2007" by Himanshu Thakkar was published in IRN's "Before the Deluge: Coping with floods in changing climate"
2006
- Experiencing Floods as a Disaster - 1106 (pdf file 209 kb)
- Presentation on "Experiencing Floods as a Disaster" - 0906 (MS PP 86 kb)
- Surat Floods: How It Was An Unnecessary Disaster PR Aug '06 (pdf file 103 kb)
- CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE OF DAM OPERATORS LEAD TO MAN MADE DISASTER, PR - 0806 (pdf file 22 kb)
- Large Dams having Designed flood control function in India - 0706 (MS excel-16 kb)
