The article “Kerala floods: Warning of times to come” by Sunita Narain was timely (September 10). While it will take Kerala years to rebuild, it should be seen that some vital lessons are learned from the debacle and the same mistakes are not repeated. The way nature has been tampered with for so many years, Kerala-like disasters will continue to happen in other parts of the country.
The management of dams is a crucial factor. In the case of Kerala, the deluge in a week dumped copious quantity of water that forced the dams to open their gates. If the dams
