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AUTHOR(S): Muhammad Qasim
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ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to examine the socio-economic susceptibility of communities located near Nullah Lai in Rawalpindi. Nullah Lai is notorious for its devastating floods during monsoon season, caused by heavy rainfall, resulting in significant losses of property for surrounding communities. Additionally, the contaminated water of the stream also poses a threat of waterborne diseases to nearby localities. The current study used a quantitative research design to explore the study objectives. The data were collected through questionnaires and observation. The data was collected from the 9 towns nearby Nullah Lai. The Union Councils were chosen based on their proximity to known flood-prone areas and their location. A sample of 290 households was selected using proportionate random sampling and located near Nullah Lai. The data was analysed using IBM SPSS Statistics 20 and Microsoft Excel 2010. The results demonstrate that significant number of residents in the area near Lai have relocated from rural areas due to affordable house cost and low rent in the area. They are poor daily wager whose income is very low so they only afford the cheap place to live. Beside this some people are also living illegally and have built home on the bank of the Nullah Lai. The result also shows that the some of the communities’ member (nomads) doesn’t have access to basic facilities (clean drinking water, neat washrooms, electricity) and suffer easily from water borne diseases also can hit by flood. People of the communities are not satisfied from government and other relevant department who is working for floods mitigation and management. Due to the lack of education, awareness, resource availability, and low coping capacity they are most vulnerable to flood. |
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KEYWORDS Flood, Socio-economic, vulnerability, Nullah Lai, Capacity, Mitigation, Nullah Lai, Household Income |
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Cite this paper Muhammad Qasim. (2024) The Study of Socio-Economic Vulnerabilities of the communities living nearby flood area: Case Study of Nullah Lai, Rawalpindi. International Journal of Environmental Science, 9, 27-36 |
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