Water Source Management in Flood Prone Area

Apart from the physical threat, flood influence on human health is an increasing concern across the globe. During flood, there is an increased risk of contamination of drinking water source due to bacteria and any other contaminants that may be present in the flood water. Thus it is important to manage drinking water sources to ensure clean and safe drinking water supply during and after flood. This technical brief describes methods and techniques used to manage drinking water sources in low lying flood prone areas as well as possible methods of water treatment during extreme situation