International Research Journa Vol. 5(11), 65-77, November (2 International Science Community Associa Review Paper Dichotomy of Rain: The D and Cha School of Ecology and E Avai Received 16 th Septem Abstract The rain plays a crucial role in shaping th ocean ecosystem or mountain eco system acting as rain shadow and rain shedding flora, fauna, human communities and cul part of the Indian Himalayan subcontine brings significant changes in the climate state in Indian Himalayan Zone, is curre Cloud burst, downpour, overwhelming pre agriculture lands, infrastructure, and fu accidents in Uttarakhand Himalaya area a is seeking revenge on mankind by endowi occurrence of extreme event due to climat the factors responsible for increased i Uttarakhand through recent rainfall data. risk diminishments and reductions in the s Keywords: Cloud Burst, Disaster Manag Introduction Rain, the most important component of the p is not only considered as “deliverer of life” b shaper of our civic establishments and landsc charmed human being from establishment of Many civilizations had adored rain as a div adopts as the purifying agent 2 . Hence, the p progress towards it, quite a while to imagin dipping down on their heads from heaven an examine its secret by building up an investig with it. Numerous types of land-based life d fresh water, which originates from rain. This water that terrestrial living beings need, eith rain that falls on soil where plants develop or i as lakes, streams and lakes where creatures c as it may some rain meets with another dest leaks its way into the ground and infiltrate layers to end up groundwater 4 . Spring water aquifers supplies streams and lakes, and pe groundwater since time immemorial both inundating crops 4,5 . This groundwater is parti life amid dry seasons, since springs may be fresh water available during these times 6 . Ra al of Environment Sciences_________________________ 2016) ation Dilemma of Cloud Bursts in Uttar allenges to Disaster Management Kundan Sagar Environment Studies, Nalanda University, Rajgir, Nalanda, Bihar, kundansagar.2010@gmail.com ilable online at: www.isca.in, www.isca.me mer 2016, revised 28 th October 2016, accepted 2 nd November 20 he landscape and bringing nutrients to the creatures for ms such as in Indian Himalayan region. The geographic g natural structures are interlinked. In this way, rain not ltural diversity but also important as a provider of life, ent. But in recent past, continuing climate change and e and precipitation pattern of the Himalayan area. As a ently known for developing recurrence and power of c ecipitation and ensuing avalanches. These frequencies re urther insecurity of mountain slants and ecosystems. A arising every year and hence, lots of discussions are goin ing us with disasters! These cloudbursts in first look see te change. In this foundation, the main aim of this paper intensity of cloud burst and the extreme rainfall ev . The paper likewise takes a gander at and examines diff sensitive eco zone like Uttarakhand. ement, Downpour, Rain, Uttarakhand. planet earth, which but also consider as cape 1 . The rain has f human evolution. vinity and religion peoples have made ne about that was nd soon planned to gative way to deal depend in light of s rain supplies the her specifically as in a circuitous way can drink 3 . Be that tiny, i.e. gradually es permeable rock from underground eople have utilized for drinking and icularly critical for the only source of ain in the form of snow aggregates on mountain inc and nourishes streams and waterw way rain plays a crucial role in bringing nutrients to the creatures ocean ecosystem or mountain eco Himalayan region. Rain and moun and add to an agitating of life of therefore, the topographical ideas o Shadow” and rain shedding natural relationship between the mountain from the rainfall from places like wettest spots in southern Himala rainfall in one year and places lik Atacama desert”, the driest spots mountains which can go for decad way rain plays a crucial role in shap zone such as Uttarakhand, a frag zone in Indian Himalayan region in rain shedding natural structures, bri for survival in the form of rain and not only enrich in variety of flora, and cultural diversity but also imp offering water to a huge part of areas. These geodynamical yo ________ E-ISSN 2319–1414 Int. Res. J. Environment Sci. 65 rakhand (India) India 16 r survival, whether it is an cal concepts of mountains t only enrich in variety of , offering water to a huge d anthropogenic activities a result the, Uttarakhand common catastrophes like esult in the loss of people, As number of cloudburst ng on how climate change em to mostly link with the r is to investigate and find vents experienced by the ferent choices for disaster clines amid the winter melts ways in the summer 7 . In this shaping the landscape and for survival, whether it is an o systems such as in Indian ntains speak to life structures f 'a large number of years 8 , of mountains about as “Rain structures are interweave the and the cloud 9 . It is evident “Masinram”, India, Earth's ayas which has gotten 26.5 ke the “focal valleys of the protected by encompassing des without rainfall 10 .In this ping the mountain ecosystem gile and sensitive ecosystem n which Himalaya, acting as ings nutrients to the creatures d surface runoff. Hence, rain , fauna, human communities portant as a provider of life, the Uttarakhand Himalayan oung mountain ranges of