Floods are one of the dangerous weapons. It means many peoples, animals, etc. are died due to floods and it has also badly damages the property, commercial area, industries, etc. It also involves the lot of money to repair the flood affected areas.
There are many effective measures to control the floods and many products are available for protection in the market. If we apply these types
of measures, then we should protect the property and lives up to the certain limit. One of the products is protection barrier which helps to stop
water from getting to the houses. The protection barrier is present into two types like concrete walls and earthen berm. The eastern berm is
used in those areas where the width is over 6 feet and length is one foot. If the length and width is not according to that, then concrete wall
is used.
Flood proofing is also one of another form of flood protection. It means the walls of the building are constructed of the waterproof materials and the window & doors are reinforced. Sandbags are also used so that water is soaked; if there are cracks in the doors.
Ditches and irrigation canals are constructed in areas where the chancing of floods are more. These types of methods are maintained constant.
These are used to move the water away from the land and property so that the damage is less.
Basement flooding is one of the common ways of flood protection in the homes because there are lots no of cracks in the walls of the basement.
The cracks in the walls were due to the floods in the past and freezing and these cracks will be easily filled so that water is not entering into a
house through walls. This method is very effective to protect the home from floods.
There are many effective measures to control the floods and many products are available for protection in the market. If we apply these types
of measures, then we should protect the property and lives up to the certain limit. One of the products is protection barrier which helps to stop
water from getting to the houses. The protection barrier is present into two types like concrete walls and earthen berm. The eastern berm is
used in those areas where the width is over 6 feet and length is one foot. If the length and width is not according to that, then concrete wall
is used.
Flood proofing is also one of another form of flood protection. It means the walls of the building are constructed of the waterproof materials and the window & doors are reinforced. Sandbags are also used so that water is soaked; if there are cracks in the doors.
Ditches and irrigation canals are constructed in areas where the chancing of floods are more. These types of methods are maintained constant.
These are used to move the water away from the land and property so that the damage is less.
Basement flooding is one of the common ways of flood protection in the homes because there are lots no of cracks in the walls of the basement.
The cracks in the walls were due to the floods in the past and freezing and these cracks will be easily filled so that water is not entering into a
house through walls. This method is very effective to protect the home from floods.