India needs a technically capable workforce that can master ensemble weather and flood forecast models
Have you ever wondered how a local agency makes a decision if a flood forecast merelyuses the words “Rising” or “Falling” above a water level at a river point? Especially …
A community-driven flood-mitigation model pays rich dividend
KOCHI 13 JULY 2021 13:19 IST THE HINDU The CRC at Puthenvelikkara started functioning to avert a repeat of the deluge in 2018 Last Saturday, the Ernakulam District Disaster Management Authority …
Panchayat takes up community-driven tidal flood mitigation programme
Being separated from the seashore by 7 km should be a reasonable safeguard againstfrequent tidal flooding.But for nearly 300 families of the low-lying Thuruthipuram-Vellottupuram area spreadover three wards of Puthenvelikkara …
