Wednesday 20 February 2013

FLOOD BENEFITS



Flood is a natural disaster which cause damages to man, farmland, eco-system, livestock, crops, but flood bring many benefits such as:

1.       Fresh water flood maintains flood plains biodiversity.
2.       Flood increase underground water.
3.       Flood makes soil more fertile and provides rich nutrients to the soil that
          losing nutrients.  
4.       Create new habitats for the weather fish.
5.       The people in the semi arid and arid regions make use of flood water
           because no regular precipitation in the regions.

CONCLUSION

The Government of a flood plain area should construct a massive system of diversions, flood ways, dikes and the constructions of dam, levees, weirs to protect the areas of flooding plains, cleaning of flood channels regularly to avoid debris blocking channels. Flood alert should be giving on time so that it will not claim life and properties.

Reviewed By:
Omagbemi Nelson Tosan

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