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of the most natural phenomenon’s that has resulted in different geographic
areas, leading to allot of physical damage, misery and a number of disasters
such as the powerful rush of water demolishing and carrying away houses,
animals, people, etc. Public services get wrecked and life becomes absolutely a
tragedy then.
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| Outline of Kerala State |
On August 8th,
2018, Kerala received a heavy amount of rainfall, which quickly filled the dams
to their capacity. Was it just rain to flood Kerala in neck-deep water for
massive landslides to lay waste to homes and roads and for hundreds of people
to lose their lives?
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| Never before has a flood devastated the entire state. |
That was
that! In just a fortnight, over 373 people died, at least 280, 679 evacuated –
mainly from the districts of Pandalam, Chengannur, Aluva, Kuttanad, Pandanad,
Aranmula and Chalakudy and all 14 districts of Kerala were put on high alert! A
tragedy declared to be a Level 3 calamity by the Union Government; it has also
been called a ‘Calamity of a severe nature’.
particular flooding has been so terribly bad not because of the fact of the
rain, but due to the opening of shutters of 44 dams at the same time without
giving prior warning. The flooding has
been so bad that it has affected not one but hundreds of villages; destroying
roads and thousands of homes.
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| Idukki Dam releases water when Kerala is in Floods: Could this have been avoided? |
As Kerala is
struggling to stay strong, a controversy has erupted on the causal factors for
the flooding. While the opposition
leader call it a man made disaster the LDF (Left Democratic Front) government
rubbishes these claims.
begins to reel from the aftermath of the devastating floods, many significant
people, organisations and nations have agreed to contribute to help rebuild
Kerala (Kerala flood relief).
have died and more than one million people left displaced, one of the biggest
animal rescue operations during a natural calamity in India is also
prevalent. Hundreds of animal rescue
workers and volunteers have travelled to flood affected areas to save these
animals.
drenched dogs being taken out of flooded homes and kennels, a rescuer removing
his jacket and putting it on a Labrador to help it swim to a higher ground; and
inflatable rafts and country boats being used to carry cats, ducks, goats and
dogs to safety.
of Humane Society International has already prepared to rescue and transport
animals to different shelters that house affected animals. According to a
staggering government record over 8,000 calves, buffaloes and cattle; 47 dogs
and 3297 goats have died.
Recently.
Apple and Bill and Melinda Gates foundation have announced contributions for
the Kerala relief efforts; 4 and 7 crores respectively. The vulnerable lot,
such animals have no one to save them but humans. The Chief of Police of
Malappuram and the District Collector of Malappuram have instructed the police
force to rescue any such animal that they encounter during such operations.
e-commerce websites such as Flipkart, Amazon, Paytm, Airtel Payments, BigBasket
and Tex have provided an option (on their home page) to provide donation for
relief efforts.
chairperson, Nita Ambani made a donation of INR 21 Crores to the Kerala Chief
Minister’s Distress Relief Fund, besides providing relief materials worth INR 50 crore
India such as HPCL, BPCL and IOCL have collectively donated INR 25 Crores to the Kerala Chief
Minister’s Distress Relief Fund, besides providing relief materials and helping
in rescue operations
Star India and all their employees have collectively donated INR 5 Crores.
Rishi Kapoor, Vidya Balan, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh
Bachchan, Siddharth Roy Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan, Alia Bhatt Siddharth
Suryanarayan, Resul
Pookutty and Sushant Singh Rajput have contributed to the Kerala
Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.
team captain has dedicated his team’s win over England at Trent Bridge to the
flood victims of Kerala. Besides this, the Indian team is also planning to
donate all the match fees for the Kerala flood victims.
aid to help rebuild the flood-ravaged state.
and philanthropist Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil will donate ₹50
crore (US$7.3 million) for the relief of flood victims by setting up
a project to fight education, housing, and healthcare issues
Group, has donated ₹1
crore (US$150,000) to the Kerala Chief Minister’s relief fund, and
another ₹4 crore (US$580,000) for medical relief aid.[
Shrimati Shantaba has committed
to provide ₹25 crore (US$3.6 million) for immediate
relief and another ₹25 crore (US$3.6 million) is earmarked for
rehabilitation and resettlement.
Every single
chief minister of almost all states and union territories have pledged to make
monetary aid as a relief from their respective state funds and despatch
different relief materials such as blankets, packed food, potable water, daily
use and health care products and water purifying machines.
FLOOD different ?
last flood that was so severe in scale and severity in Kerala was in 1924 when
the monsoons left the hapless state with 3368 mm of rain? At that time, it was
said that 1000 people lost their lives, although there was an enormous toll on
livestock.
there early signs that could have been avoided?
to many unauthorised constructions on riverbeds this flooding has certainly
brought to light the fact that there were illegal stone quarries; suggesting
that it is a man-made calamity where human intervention and intense rainfall
have made it a serious disaster.
Murtugudde explains how South West Monsoon winds bring rain to the Indian
subcontinent and how technology is helping monsoon forecasting.
Mumbai, Dhaka and Karachi – home to nearly 50 million – are at a substantial
risk of flood-related damage in the century to follow, the World Bank report
warns. This southwestern state on the southwestern Malabar Coast of India is
home to 2.76% of India’s population.
been conducted since the news of
Kerala floods has broken out- not through words but through actions.
Diversified ideas, the first one deals with countless heroes who have stepped
in Kerala to help the countless victims. As houses were submerged, water levels
increased and livelihoods destroyed fishermen from across the state turned
their boats inward to help.
One of the most enduring images has been of Jaisal
KP – a fisherman from Mallapuram who can be seen offering and bending his back
to rescue people jus get on a boat!
It is astonishing how
united thousands of volunteers gather together to volunteer at relief camps.
Even a young, innocent eight year old girl who have painstakingly saved for four
years to buy a bicycle donated every single rupee towards the relief! As the world mushrooms
into divisive units, there will always be a stronger unit holding us together
and that is out caste, religion, language, cuisine, state or even ideology.
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Nice article