Kerala Floods – Impacts, Causes, and Suggestions

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About the flood

Kerala has experienced an unprecedented torrential rainfall which caused a massive flood in several districts of the state.
The intensity of rainfall is around 200-250 cm that is 30% above the annual average.
Hundreds of people have lost their lives, crops and properties were destroyed. The cost to the state and its people stands at Rs. 20,000 crores (approx).
It has to be noted that Kerala has already experienced a similar flood in 1924 with around 350 cm of rain. Death toll at that time was over 1000.

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11/04/2024 / Space

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Aysha's 03/09/2019
Quarrying cannot be performed in wetland areas. Instead, the lands were reclaimed and came to be used as lands for construction. They are floodplains.
The authorities made a mistake by releasing water from dams after waiting for them to get filled up instead of releasing them earlier which would have not caused much damage.
Kindly do not spread wrong information. Please do the needful changes.
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