Integrated Flood Risk Management Approach Using Mesh Grid Stability and Hydrodynamic Model

Azazkhan Pathan (), Komali Kantamaneni (), Prasit Agnihotri, Dhruvesh Patel, Saif Said and Sudhir Kumar Singh
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Azazkhan Pathan: Department of Civil Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat 395007, India
Komali Kantamaneni: School of Engineering, University of Central Lancashire, Fylde Rd., Preston PR1 2HE, UK
Prasit Agnihotri: Department of Civil Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat 395007, India
Dhruvesh Patel: Department of Civil Engineering, School of Technology, Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar 382426, India
Saif Said: Department of Civil Engineering, Z. H. College of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India
Sudhir Kumar Singh: K. Banerjee Centre of Atmospheric and Ocean Studies, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj 211002, India

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 24, 1-25

Abstract: Today, inhabitants residing in floodplains face a serious and perpetual threat of flooding. Flooding causes fatalities and considerable property damage in metropolitan areas. Therefore, robust structural measures need to be adopted to eliminate flood catastrophe. Structural measures in the floodplain are the most promising solutions. However, there are cost-associated factors for proposing a flood retention plan. Navsari city (98.36 km 2 , area extent) of Gujarat was used as a case study to investigate the impact of mesh grid structures (100 m, 90 m, and 50 m) along with structural measures for the preparation of a flood retention plan. The HEC-RAS 2D hydrodynamic model was performed for the Purna River. The output of the model was characterized by four different scenarios: (i) Without weir and levees (WOWL), (ii) With weir (WW), (iii) With levees (WL), and (iv) With weir and levees (WWL). The statistical parameters (R 2 , RMSE, NSE, inundation time, and inundation area) were determined to evaluate model accuracy. The outcome of the model revealed that a 50 m size mesh grid exhibited more accurate results, yielding high NSE and R 2 values (0.982 and 0.9855), a low RMSE value (0.450 m), and a smaller inundation area (114.61 km 2 ). The results further revealed that the WW scenario was the most effective flood retention measure as it delayed the flood water for up to 16 h, and managed the flood with the WOWL case. Moreover, the mean error (WW scenario) estimated from profiles 1 and 2 ranged from (−0.7 to 0.62) and from (−0.1 to 0.02 m), respectively, which were evaluated as very low when compared with other scenarios. The novel scenario-based flood retention plan emphasizing the stability of mesh grid structures using the hydrodynamic model can be applied to any other region around the globe to recommend efficacious structural flood measures for flood decision making systems.

Keywords: flood retention plan; mesh grid stability; with weir 2D hydrodynamic modeling; comparative approach; flood inundation; right and left bank of Purna River; India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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