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â�?�?Vulnerability Assessment and Management of flood hazard in Baralia River (Bhairatolajan): A case study of Khopanikuchi Village of Hajo Revenue Circle, Kamrup District Assamâ�?

S.J.Baishya

Flood is an extreme event. It is called hazard because it destroys properties and lives.Simply, flood means inundation of extensive land area with water for several days in continuation. Generally, flood is considered to be associated with rivers and people conceive flood as the outcome of accumulation of huge volume of water coming out of rivers through overtopping of river banks during peak discharge period. Flood is a component of hydrological cycle of drainage basin. Flood is both natural and human induced phenomena rather it is man accentuated phenomena. It is also considered as geomorphic Hazard. Flood Hazard creates many serious problems in different areas are also notable. Similarly, the study area Khopanikuchi is severly affected by the Baralia River every year.