The recent floods in Kerala has caught attention of the global communities in  the leading nations. BBC weather all along predicted incessant rains for several days in a row. Our mantris never got correct advice. But the chief secretary in an affidavit told the apex court that the opening of shutters in ill famous Mullaperiyar was the reason for the ruins.  The kseb controlled dams shoould have been dewatered by the authorities to get rid of the accumulated water prior to TN opening Mullaperiyar.
Then we as a society least worry about science. Gods and god men are powerless in the fury of nature.
All said and done the balance sheet is devastation of homes built in the flood plains of the rivers in Kerala. Unfortunately no advisor or people wielding  power are ignorant of the scientific under pinnings of the day to day manifestations of natural disasters.
At least the admin will now order a remapping of the flood plains of the rivers. secondly, hopefully while issuing pattas to settlers the lay of the land given pattaya for will be taken into account.

Further it will be interesting to know the counts of lost lives and property in the recent issued patta for people for which both parties contested in issuing pattas.