Flood-induced Migration and its socio-economic impact on women-A Case Study of Kosi Flood in North-Bihar Kumar Ajeet1, Dr. Singh Ashiwini Kumar2 1PhD Scholar, Department of Social Work, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, India 2Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Jamia Millia Islamia (a central university), New Delhi, India Online published on 5 August, 2019. Abstract No one wish to leave home unless it becomes difficult for her/him to survive. Men are social by nature, therefore, they wishes to stay in their own society. It is always painful to leave the place which you love the most. Unfortunately, millions of the people in India are being displaced and migrated from one place to another place. Migration is not only a painful and horrific experience but also a package of miseries and the distresses. The migration has two ends e.g. place of origin and place of destination. It often used as a coping mechanism for the people who are in distress, that they could not survive at their native places. However, it is never a guarantee that people will not suffer at the place of destination; in fact, it leads them into another series of sufferings. Flood is the most terrible cause of the migration in Bihar. It has a direct co-relation with poverty, unemployment and other distresses which forces people to migrate. When it comes to the agony of migration, women are the prime sufferers. In the case of male migration, the entire household's responsibility lies on women with no economic and social security. They are vulnerable to physical, sexual, social, economic as well as psychological exploitations. This paper is an exploration of the causes and effects of migration in general and the issues of women in particular. Top Keywords Flood induced migration, socio-economic stress, Push and Pull factors of migration, Kosi River, Flood. Top |