2018 floods due to unprecendental rainfall, not man-made: Kerala CM
The Hindu
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has expressed apprehension on the issue raised by the opposition citing a study, which reported that the 2018 flood was man-made.The Congress had blamed the LDF governm
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has expressed apprehension on the issue raised by the opposition citing a study, which reported that the 2018 flood was man-made. The Congress had blamed the LDF government for the floods based on the report submitted by the Bangalore Institute of Science. The 148-page report submitted to the Accountant General of the Interdisciplinary Center for Water Research at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, states that the floods exacerbated due to non-compliance and lack of precautionary measures despite the dams having adequate flood control measure.
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