Kerala floods: Experts raise questions on preventive steps, dam management

Since many of the dams are inter-connected, experts believe that mismanaging just one of them can cause a disproportionate ripple effect

As Kerala gets down to the job of rebuilding the infrastructure devastated by the floods, one crucial question is how, given the state's geographical peculiarities and high population density, to introduce scientific management of the state's 80 dams to prevent such a disaster in future. 

Does the state need an early warning system for its dams? Should it prevent sedimentation of water in the reservoirs? Is a proper manual for operating the reservoirs needed? A protocol for emptying the reservoirs before the monsoon perhaps? What about a drainage and canal master plan for the cities? 
 

As the post-mortem into the causes