Abstract: The state of J&K which is prone to disasters and recently has suffered severely because of flash floods. People lose lives, families, loved ones, source of livelihood and above hope and desire to live. Most crucially women as mothers, wives and as the health and child care providers within the family are under immense psychological stress as a result of whole range of flood related fears, Further some women and girls do in fact need to take on new or additional responsibilities which often in themselves carry perceived risks .Women suffer the most during any disaster yet they are never included in any process of disaster preparedness. Floods destroy the household resources undermining the economic wellbeing of rural women. Researchers and authorities in charge of rehabilitation have not paid enough attention to the uneven impact of flood disaster on gender groups. Women are rarely involved in decision making process regarding disaster response. The lack of participation of women in particular and the local community in general in planning and execution of counter disaster plans ensure that such issues are not noticed. Various NGO’s working in the area have closer ties with the local community and a better understanding of the linkage between rehabilitation and development. However because of the limited scope the operations and constraints of resources the influence of these NGO’S are not sustainable .Thus, the rural women cope on their own.
Keywords: floods, Women, health, family, responsibilities, NGO’s.
Title: FLOODS: HAVOC FOR WOMEN
Author: Dr. Seema Bhasin Chhabra
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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