Flood-resilient architecture, its feasibility and implementation in the flood-prone areas of Bihar
- Vol.86(09), September
- Mumbai Indian Institute of Architects 2021
- 12-19p.
Every year millions of people throughout the world become homeless due to the destruction of houses by floods. Floods are synonyms of chaos in public life, causing loss of public order and putting safety of the public at great risk. In India, Bihar has to face severity of flood every year and till date there is no proper way out formulated for ensuring the safety of human lives and valuables. Flood-resilient architecture has become an exigent character of the affined approach towards the management of flood threats. This will educate us to stay along with water and nature, giving it proper space to flourish, with minimal impairment to the residents and their valuables. Sadly, there is a lack of implementation with proper analysis of the flood-affected area in Indian states. The topic of this paper addresses an old and widespread concern, but there has been no active, concrete or futuristic work regarding this in the Kosi region of Bihar. This study deals with the worldwide problem of every low-lying area, specifically concentrating upon the flood plain of the Kosi river. A sudden surge of water from the Shivalik range through Nepal causes heavy destruction in this area and life becomes very miserable for its residents. The government cuts a sorry figure, though it spends crores and crores annually in the form of relief funds, repairs and reconstructions. This paper deals with the introduction about Climate Adaptive Neighbourhoods (CAN) projects and the background of the flood severity in Bihar, literature review, methodology, case studies to achieve a workable solution, and by these results, recommendations and conclusions are achieved.