This news article attempts to explain the flood risk along the coastal stretch of Tamil Nadu and suggests that the impact of flooding may increase in the future. Often, these maps are generated by simply overlaying land use/land cover (LULC) maps, rainfall maps, and extreme

A much-needed and well-thought-out initiative

That’s wonderful to hear. We are aware that the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has recently undertaken several impactful projects that hold great public value. IITs are set to actively work on real-time flood forecasting, as well as improving rainfall forecasting using

Good rainwater harvesting strategy. Mathapadi, its impact will be negligible in the context of flooding.

How can a small reservoir like Thirumoorthy, with just 1.85 TMC storage, supply over 16.5 TMC of water every year? The answer lies in the smart design of the Parambikulam-Aliyar Project (PAP). This project connects multiple reservoirs across Kerala and Tamil Nadu through canals

மூலிகை தண்ணினு யாரும் போகாம இருந்தா சரி Because the flow will be super critical, we could easily get swept away in it. It has been a good June as far as rainfall is concerned.

Cloudbursts devastate Himachal’s Mandi 5 to 18 times excess rain on July 1 than three-decade average #ClimateCrisis

Hopefully, there is no backwater inundation 😍

intense rainfall in Coimbatore for a shorter duration 🔥

Water will find its path - that's its nature

Truly painful to hear about the tragic train-school van accident in #Cuddalore. Such incidents are deeply shocking. 😪

Over the past year, the Collector Collector Cuddalore has come across as a committed officer who has shown consistent concern for public welfare. His timely responses to people’s concerns and efforts to coordinate the right teams have been evident on several occasions. He won’t

Excellent work Supriya Sahu IAS Mam. The placement of mangroves near the Uppanar and Thenpennai river mouths is especially encouraging-they are likely to offer strong protection against coastal hazards. The mangrove cover in the Kudikadu region also appears well-positioned to

USA is badly facing flood issue this year

This new drain is meant to help ease some of the water pressure from both the Buckingham Canal and Okkiyam Maduvu by allowing a part of it to reach the Bay of Bengal faster. Right now, when it rains heavily, the Buckingham Canal carries around 40–50 cumecs (that’s about

Heavy rainfall in the upstream region has caused the #Gumani River at Berhait in #Sahibganj District, #Jharkhand, to cross its Highest Flood Level (HFL).

Urban flooding in Hydrabad

#Hyderabad flood: #Chennai_2015 flood version

We often blame the government whenever there’s flooding, citing reasons like concrete jungles and increased urbanisation. Come on, folks, if a city isn’t growing, then it’s not really urban. Simply living in an urban area doesn’t automatically make the city better. Yes, it's