Abstract:
Floods in the southern rim of the Indian Himalayas are a major cause of loss of life, property, crops, infrastructure,
etc. They have long term socio-economic impacts on the habitat living along/across the Himalayas. In the recent
decade extremeprecipitation events have led to numerous flash floods in and around the Himalayan region. Sporadic
case-based studies have tried to explain the mechanisms causing the floods. However, in some of the cases,
the causative mechanisms have been elusive. Various types of flood events have been debated at different spatial
and temporal scales. The present study provides an overview of mechanisms that lead to floods in and around the
southern rimof the Indian Himalayas. Atmospheric processes, landuse interaction, and glacier-related outbreaks
are considered in the overview.
