District Flood Severity Index (DFSI)

 District Flood Severity Index (DFSI): Recently, researchers from IIT Delhi and IIT Gandhinagar introduced a District Flood Severity Index (DFSI), which assesses the severity of floods using a range of indicators.

• About DFSI: Evaluates the historical severity of floods in Indian districts based on population impact, geographic spread, and flood duration.

o Based on the India Flood Inventory with Impacts (IFI-Impacts) database.

o Parameters Used in DFSI: Mean duration (in days) of all flooding events in a district.

ü Percentage of area historically affected by floods.

ü Total number of deaths and injuries caused by floods.

ü Population size of the district.