Floods  

 A Kerala priest has built 15 cabin homes to help flood victims. Thousands of people had lost their homes and hopes during floods that ravaged Kerala in August last year.

Several people from Kodagu shared horrifying stories on how they had to witness the death of their loved ones during the floods because of the district’s lack of well-equipped emergency hospitals

Dam Safety Authority chairman Ramachandran told media that the floods were not caused due to the opening of shutters at the dam

In an affidavit submitted by the state government in the Kerala high court, the government said that amicus curiae Jacob P Alex’s report on the floods that ravaged the state recently is not scientific and added that no kind of judicial investigation is needed in the case
 

In a stinging indictment of the CPI(M)-led government in Kerala, a court-appointed amicus curiae has laid bare that the government's bungle was at the core of the flood devastation. According to the report, the flooding was caused by the delay in the opening of the shutters of some of the major dams in the state

Captain P Rajkumar risked his life twice to undertake rescue missions. He has been presented the Shaurya Chakra for his bravery and valour by President Ram Nath Kovind.

15-year-old Ira Rathnaparkhe, a student of Stonehill International School near Yelahanka, presented her project Tarajeevanam, based on the Kerala floods of 2018, at the Active Summit 2019 held at the United Nations headquarters in New York

 

The Kuttanad natives lost their house completely during the Kerala floods in August. Months later, they are still waiting for government compensation.

An elderly couple from Idukki have decided to sell their kidneys for their livelihood. The couple lost their house during the Kerala floods in August

 

The Indian Air Force has forwarded a bill of Rs 102.6 crore to the Kerala government for carrying out rescue operations during the catastrophic floods

The committee said the police security should also be arranged on the forest pathway because Pamba was completely destroyed in the floods. Earlier, an Ayyappa devotee was killed in a wild elephant attack on the forest pathway to the Sabarimala shrine.

Former state police chief Senkumar said to media that instead of building women's wall, Pinarayi Vijayan government should build homes for the needy. After the August floods in Kerala, thousands of homes were totally destroyed and many more were partially damaged. 
 

On future projects in Kerala, the German government is also working on a study on floating solar sites at two dams in the state.