The document discusses the severe impacts of the 2011 floods in Sindh, Pakistan, caused by heavy rainfall and deficiencies in drainage systems. It emphasizes the socio-economic disruptions resulting from crop damage, waterborne diseases, and interrupted education due to infrastructure damage. Recommendations are made for improving drainage systems, managing water resources, and enhancing emergency responses to mitigate future flood risks.
RAIN FLOOD, IT’S
IMPACTSAND
REMEDIAL MEASURES
IN PAKISTAN
(CASE STUDY SINDH 2011)
BY
FARHAN HUSSAIN WAGAN
ASSISTANT ENGINEER
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ABSTRACT
Mostly rainfall inPakistan is very low and irregular in
sindh plain high order rainfall occurs from July to
September in a monsoon period. The storm
originate in bay of Bengal move northwest warldly
across the gangatic plains and with passage of time
reaches Indus plains. The (2011) heavy downpour
caused a high damaged became of improper
disposals of run-off insufficient and chocked
drainage system caused stagnance of surface as
well as ground water and impacted badly on
infrastructure of buildings, roads, agriculture human
and animal life. 2
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Floods if notmitigated in time are most serious
environmental threat to the country. It needs a careful
and wise policy planning and formulation of strategies
to combat floods and control destruction which they
cause. It was therefore deemed fit to take up this
project and investigate the actual pros and cons of
the heavy downpour destruction and formulate some
intensive strategies to mitigate.
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HYDROLOGY
Water is oneof the most important natural sources,
without it, existence of life on earth would not be
impossible. The water on earth always remains same
but its existence and ratio over the earth is
continuously rephrasing. It is classified as one of the
never-ending resources because of natural process
as it is passing through per cist cycle of evaporation,
condensation and precipitation. It is the responsibility
of every individual to consume every water droplet
affectively. The field of hydrology cannot be defined
by just single definition, but a researcher needs vast
amount of insight in this field 4
IMPORTANCE OF CLIMATE
Beforestarting with the importance of climate, it is
necessary to know what climate is, it is the average of
weather during a long time period. The time period can
depend upon the purpose, it is usually 30years. One of the
importance of climate is that it greatly affect globle
economy and social sectors such as agriculture, energy
and health. Moreover, bad climate have adverse affect on
agriculture sector and it also badly affects human health.
The climate prediction can help investors to make affective
decision on investment in different sectors, for example if
the prediction is of good climate than investor will be
motivated to invest in agriculture sector. Moreover, the
accurate climate prediction can help business to manage
the risk and setup affective strategies to overcome the
climate. 6
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RAINFALL
Rainfall is favorof nature on mankind, rainfall have deep natural
chemistry behind it water from earth evaporates from streams,
river, lakes, ocean and etc, these water droplet gather in
atmosphere in a form of gas. As evaporation is recurring
process, eventually there comes the point when atmosphere can
not hold excess evaporation than the stage comes when vapor
get condensed and precipitated on the surface of earth as
drizzle, rain, hail, snow, mist, and etc. Usually the precipitation
occur in form of rainfall. The low ration rainfall in Pakistan is due
to deforestation and erratic, most of the rainfall occurs in
monsoon i-e from 15th July to 15th August. The ratio of rainfall as
compare to evaporation is very low as country receive less than
250mm annual rainfall as compare to evaporation i-e more than
1250mm. The irrigated areas of Indus basin receive 9.24billion
cubic meters rainfall. The portion of rainfall in non-irrigated areas
(barani lands) is estimated to be 7.34billion cubic meters. 7
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SOCIO-TECHNICAL IMPACT
Due toheavy rainfall in 2011 floods are came in left bank
of drain and it has many impacts on the various cities
and villages of sindh which shows in Figure no: 1.2.
Socio-economy was fully disturbed as economy was
destroyed due to damage of crop, people were also
suffering from drinking water which was not purely
provided and due to this dirty water many of the
diseases were appeared.
Also education became badly disturbed due to non-
availability of conveyance because damage of roads
and blockage of water.
Due to technical fault in left bank of drains system water
returned back also people suffered due to this water, in
sindh many districts were badly disturbed due to heavy
rainfall.
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COLLECTION OF DATA
variousdepartments of Nawabshah named as
follows:
1. Pakistan Air force Nawabshah.
2. Irrigation Department Nawabshah.
3. Rain survey Report of Nawabshah city area (
Member water wapda Lahore).
4. Education works and Division Nawabshah.
5. Public Health Engineering Nawabshah.
6.Works and services Department Government of
sindh Highway Division Nawabshah.
7. Shah Sachal Sami foundation Nawabshah. 10
RAIN SURVEY REPORTOF NAWABSHAH CITY AREA ( MEMBER WATER
WAPDA LAHORE).
Doctors colony Nawabshah water being pumped out at night time on hospital
road instead of drainage line which is chocked causing destruction of the
road surface and damaging newly constructed roads. Same practice at night
time being done continuously in front of irrigation rest house, circuit house,
SP house, DCO office roads. (Figure no: 4.9 Pumping of storm water form
Nawabshah)
TMO authorities not taking proper measure for de-chowcking of drainage
system in these areas so that the roads can be saved from destruction.
On university to housing society by pass road which was badly affected
during the rainy days, the people has started pumping out their standing
water of houses on the above mentioned road because of chowking of
drainage system.
The drainage authority has started pumping out water of western side of rohri
canal in rohri canal near bridge situated on Nawabshah Qazi Ahmed road.
Through pumping is continuously being done in Nawabshah Kumb by pass
road with two pumps of 5 cusecs each to dispose of the city rain water in
Daur branch drain system but some areas of Nawabshah city are still facing
the standing water difficulties which now seems like open ponds and the
people of affected areas have started disposing of water through pumps on
near by roads resulting damaging of these roads and disturbing the flow of
traffic. This action is in practice during the night time.
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CONCLUSIONS
50% offlood and rain water (600mm) was drained out through
sewerage system and remaining 50% was not drained out but
blocked.
Four new disposals are constructed.
i) Ghulam hyder shah colony.
ii) Awami colony.
iii) Mehran university colony.
iv) Lakha disposal.
Concerned district Administrations enforces sanction to not
allow any unauthorized cut in main canals and drains by
locals.
Awareness of the impacts observed from collected data of
flood (2011) that life of people much aggressively affected and
city Government has duty to improve protective measures
from the losses of rainfall.
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CONCLUSIONS
To enhancethe effectiveness and timely emergency
response from the people and city Government.
The damage occurred due to excess surface run-off therefore
required drainage system must be improved to meet
requirements of such heavy rainfall such that (2011).
From collected data we are in conclusion that disasters of
such quantum incidents of rainfall must be handled by
municipal Government and have capacity of management to
encounter heavy rainfall must be improved.
On the basis of data collection, human life and live stock were
disturbed badly and socio-economic life was disconnected.
The flood (2011) not only caused heavy damaged, but also
exposed the shortcomings of existing drainage system in
District Nawabshah. 14
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CONCLUSIONS
Disposed waterpumped through machines were
not enough to cater rain water properly.
Communicated system either roads or
telephone/internet were affected and whole system
was damaged aggressively.
Rainfall damaged about 40% crops and cropping
next incoming season become difficult, thus it has
created much financial loss District Nawabshah.
Many catastrophic diseases suddenly appeared
and people as well as live stock were much
suffered from these diseases. This required a lot of
time and money to maintain their health properly.
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SUGGESTIONS
Topography ofcity and neighboring vicinity of area must be
thoroughly studied and suggest most suitable inclined sloped
passage to give way of drainage water in drainage inlets in
such a way that maximum quantity of water should be
disposed off without any interference.
Rain water should enter the drain through proper inlet
system.
Drain capacity should be enough to cater surface as well as
seepage water.
Disposal outfall system should be located at proper location.
A mechanism must be devised to sink rain water in ground
aquifer.
LBOD constructed new drains such as; university side drain,
khair shah drain, and also government did pitching of rohri
canal in process. 16