 Look at these haunting images from Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. Yes, today we are going to talk about urban flooding. Urban flooding is a phenomenon that happens when massive and prolonged rainfall overwhelms the drainage system in the city or the urban area. Is massive rain the only culprit behind urban flooding? No, the other culprits include anthropogenic factors like unplanned urbanization, encroachment on drainage areas like lakes, wetlands and riverbeds, illegal sand mining activities, surface sealing and human cost climate change. The major impacts of urban flooding includes loss of life, loss of urban infrastructure, loss of human livelihood and more importantly, stagnation in the economy. To address urban flooding, early warning system, design and management of urban drainage system, rainwater harvesting and conservation of water bodies are some of the measures that can be taken to reduce the impacts of urban flooding. To know more about urban flooding, click the link in the description given below.