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Flooding combined with urbanization and climate change are playing the contributing role in damaging the environment and infrastructure, disrupting economies and undermining the human well-being. Various methods and approaches are emerging that makes cities more resilient to floods, especially the flood resilient infrastructure that includes introduction of BLUE-GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND RAINGARDENS. The green infrastructure has a very positive outcome over the human health and the overall environment. Under this report the key emphasis has been laid over the growing issue of urban flooding in GURUGRAM and the nearby regions examining it’s causes and it’s impact over the human population and finding the potential mitigation strategies. Gurugram is a rapidly urbanizing city within the National Capital Region, has been experiencing the frequent flooding which has been turning severe with every passing monsoon. The study uses literature, data analysis, field surveys and urban development records to identify the primary drivers of urban flooding including the poor infrastructure, inadequate stormwater infrastructure and the encroachment of the natural drainage channels in the name of URBANIZATION and how human lives are suffering with it on a daily basis, especially the marginalized or the poor-middle class population. RESULTS from the survey and report showed that the rapid urbanization and encroachment over the former lands which were meant to be lakes and ponds are now occupied by newly constructed colonies hence leaving no way for rainwater to go and poor infrastructure doesn’t let fix the problem of urban flooding during monsoons, causing flood-like situation with even a single rainfall. Majorly affected areas include HERO HONDA CHOWK, SECTOR 30, 31, SUBHASH CHOWK, BATA CHOWK, SECTOR 17 etc.
MAJOR KEY WORDS: MITIGATION STRATEGIES, FLOODING, DRAINAGE SYSTEM, RAINWATER HARVESTING, URBANIZATION.
