Flooding is becoming a normal event Kerala is at a standstill right now. Millions of people are affected by natural disasters every year, and their impact can be calamitous. From the destruction of buildings to the spread of disease, natural disasters can devastate entire states overnight. Tsunamis, earthquakes and typhoons do not just wreak havoc on land; they also disrupt people’s lives in both densely populated cities and remote villages.
People die because of floods that could have been avoided. Whenever heavy rains occur in an area whose soil and waterways are ill-prepared to handle the deluge flooding can occur. In most cases, flooding is simply the result of a powerful weather system, but certain human activities can exacerbate the chances of flooding and make it worse when it occurs. For this reason, urban development, agriculture and deforestation require careful management to keep natural disasters from occurring.
Heavy downpours and widespread flooding in recent days have already affected over a million people in Kerala and nearby regions. The immediate cause of the flooding was the torrential rainfall that has lashed the region for the past few days. But the disaster that has killed several people was, to all intents and purposes, man-made.
The situation is getting worse. Our experience of these disastrous floods tells us that our environment is really deteriorating. Severe flooding is aggravated by the destruction of the ecosystem. Flooding is becoming a normal event.
The environmental activist said there was a diminishing capability by the country’s forests to hold and gradually release water upstream. Projects that convert and use large parts of forested regions into commercial and industrial purposes add to the degradation of the environment.
These development projects include mining, industrial logging, the mono-cropping industry destroy the natural balance of the ecosystem flooding would likely worsen in the coming days because of the building of dams that disrupt the natural flow of water from the mountains. Imagine if these dams release water simultaneously, the result will be devastating and is devastating.
Tribal groups in the mountains in different places have voiced opposition to the planned construction of more dams, which they said would displace submerge cities and towns dam add to the destruction of the environment. These dams are like train wrecks waiting to happen, the dam projects would benefit the business sector it will destroy the lives of thousands of tribal people. Who is listening? Could this be our fate in Goa in years to come , hope not!
Prayers are always good but in times of dire need and suffering, we all can do more. Right now the victims and families of the Kerala need our help.
