• Ar. Swarali R. Raut
• Prof. C.S Dudgikar
• Prof. Anjali S Jadhav
• Prof. Rakhi Begampure

Floods are natural disasters which cause a huge impact on human beings and the environment. The floods in an urban area are the result of uncontrolled urban development, encroachment in river flood plain, rapid population growth, and deforestation etc. The floods of 2005 and 2019 in Kolhapur are one of the most destructive and harmful floods observed till date in history. In this study, Karveer Tehsil of Kolhapur district of Maharashtra is studied. The Panchaganga river flows through the study area. This study is carried out to understand the factors involved in disaster land use land cover change in flood plains of the Panchaganga River. It aims to find out flood-prone areas and areas suitable for flood shelters.

Disaster Management, Flood Management Plan, GIS, Hazard Prone Areas, Preparedness plan

"Application of GIS to identify disaster prone areas for developing preparedness plan for flood management in Kolhapur city ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 8, page no.f294-f299, August-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2208529.pdf

"Application of GIS to identify disaster prone areas for developing preparedness plan for flood management in Kolhapur city ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 8, page no. ppf294-f299, August-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2208529.pdf