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Settlements on river banks are subject to seasonal floods that are recurrent during the peak of monsoon over the Indian subcontinent. Though the intensity of monsoon floods varies from region to region, some areas are prone to intense annual floods. The Ganga-Brahmaputra (G-B) Basin is known for such catastrophic events which are triggered by the monsoon system over the subcontinent, particularly during the southwest monsoon season.
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