Urban floods differ from rural floods because urbanization increases the catchment, which increases the peak flood intensity by 1.8 to 8 times and the flood volume by 6 times.

Waterlogging in district prison

July 15, 2019 14:15 pm

BARDIBAS, July 15: Prisoners have been left reeling after the district prison has been waterlogged following incessant rains since the past six days. The ground floor of the prison building is five feet in water, forcing the inmates to shift to the upper floors.