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Flood Risk Analysis in Rathnapura District for

Disaster Management
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Introduction
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Introduction
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Problem Statement
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Selection to the Solution

• Hard Engineering Defenses:

• Soft Engineering Defenses:

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Overall Objective
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Specific Objective
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Project Area Map

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Methodology Flow Chart

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Literature Review
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Literature Review
Sl.No Criteria Literature Remarks
1 Rainfall [1][3][4][5][6][7] Selected
2 Elevation [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Selected
3 Slope [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Selected
4 Landuse [1][2][3][5][6][7] Selected
5 Proximity to [1][3][4][5][6][7] Selected
River
6 Flow [5] Not
Accumulation Selected
7 Geology [7] Not
Selected
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Fieldwork and Data Summary

Data Layer Layer Type Spatial Data Availability/Accessibility
Resolution
Rainfall

Project Area

DSD

GND

Landuse

Streams

Slope
Elevation
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Analysis
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Analysis
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Rainfall
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Low <270 mm
Medium
High
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Landuse
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Sl.No GFCODE Abbreviation Classification Remarks
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Elevation
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Elevation
Low
Medium
High
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Slope
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Slope
Low
Medium
High
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River Proximity
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River Proximity
Low
Medium
High
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Classification
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H
H
M
H
L
M
M H M L
L M L L

H M L
H L L M
M L M H
L M H H
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Results
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Results
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Results
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Results
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Results

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Results Summary
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Discussion of results and Conclusion

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Achievement of Learning Outcomes

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Personal Comment on PBL

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