Page 3 - Kerala Floods

Kerala floods: The deluge of sorrow continues unabated second year in a row

Government figures indicate of the 15,664 houses fully damaged, work on only 43 per cent have been completed

Monsoon fury takes 59 lives in Kerala; Rahul to begin 2-day visit to state

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan held a meeting with senior officials on Sunday morning to review the flood situation

Flood situation grim in southern, western states, 85 dead; rescue ops on

Nearly 1.25 lakh people have been displaced in Kerala including nearly 25,000 each in worst-hit Wayanad and Kozhikode

Floods and landslides to further impact plantation sector in Kerala

The damage to standing crops and infrastructure is very severe in Wayanad

Kerala floods claim 42 lives, 100,000 in relief camps; UAE issues advisory

In 988 relief camps across the state, 107,699 persons have been shifted. In the worst affected Wayanad, 24,990 persons are in such camps

Heavy rains batter parts of Kerala; 22 dead, 22,000 shifted to other places

Red alert has been issued in nine districts with the worst affected being Wayanad, Malappuram, Kannur and Idukki

Rains wreak havoc in Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha: Top 10 updates

The flood situation remains grim in southern Maharashtra and northern Karnataka, where the swollen Krishna, Ghataprabha and Malaprabha rivers are wreaking a havoc

Flood, landslide hit Kerala again a year after the worst flood in a century

The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert in four districts, which are Kozhikode, Wayanad, Idukki and Malappuram

Kerala gets Rs 102 crore bill for use of IAF aircrafts for flood relief ops

The Army and the Navy are also preparing details of expenditure with respect to assistance rendered in wake of the floods in Kerala

Need to raise borrowing limit, welcome Rs 30-bn flood assistance: Kerala

Even as the Centre has issued an additional assistance of Rs 30.48 billion to the flood hit Kerala, the State government says that it needs powers to raise borrowing limits of the state temporarily.The State has seen one of the worst flood disasters in a century during August, this year, with 12 out of the 14 districts in the State being hit by heavy rains, landslides and flooding. According to a Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) report by the United Nations, the State would require around 310 billion for recovery and reconstruction of the State.Welcoming the additional assistance of Rs 30.48 billion by the Centre to Kerala, State Finance Minister T M Thomas Isaac in his social media page said, "But more important is the demand for raising temporarily borrowings limit of state." "As per UN needs assessment Rs 300 billion is required for rebuilding. How can these resources be mobilised is the key question," he added.The UN report has estimated that the requirement include Rs 54.43 .

Govt approves additional assistance of Rs 30 bn to Kerala for August floods

At least 488 people died in Kerala due to the rains and floods this monsoon, which hit 14 districts of the state

How Kerala's robust healthcare system helped avert crises during the floods

The state established a control room in capital city Thiruvananthapuram to coordinate the logistics of providing manpower and medicines statewide

After Kerala's devastating floods, how lights came back to ravaged homes

The disaster left 2.56 million homes statewide without electricity

Kerala's post-flood rebuilding efforts get boost from Fitch, S&P's ratings

In a major boost to its redevelopment efforts, flood-ravaged Kerala Monday got a 'BB' rating with a stable outlook for its long-term foreign and local-currency debt from international rating agency Fitch. This is the second global rating for the state after a similar rating by the larger rival S&P on September 20. The ratings will help the state mop up overseas debt instruments at competitive prices. For both the agencies, this is their maiden rating on a state government in the country. Kerala is seeking over Rs 15,000 crore from the World Bank to rebuild itself after the worst deluge in its modern history in August, which ravaged the entire state and killed nearly 500 people. The floods lasting a fortnight was the worst in a century after the deluge of 1924. The World Bank had last week pegged the losses from the disaster at over Rs 31,000 crore. Rival agency S&P had in September given a similar rating to the various debt instrument of Kerala, helping it mop ..

Urban planning lessons from the Kerala floods

As we gear up to invest trillions in new cities, we need to orient the development process to boost resilience and avoid the trajectory that has brought us to the current state of affairs

Kerala floods: UN report says Rs 310 billion needed to rebuild state

At Rs 100.46 billion, the highest amount would be needed for the reconstruction of roads and transportation

Kerala floods: Permission denied to ministers to go abroad for relief funds

However, the Centre has approved the foreign visit of the chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan alone

How a poor women's collective is helping rebuild flood-wrecked Kerala

In Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam, and Alappuzha districts, 185,000 volunteers--46% of volunteers--cleaned over 75,000 homes and 7,500 public roads

Did dam water mismanagement lead to Kerala's once-in-century floods?

The release of dam water is sharply criticised by some water management experts

Kerala to witness heavy downpour for the next 5 days, forecasts IMD

Heavy rainfall is expected till 9th of this month and heavy to very heavy is expected for the next five days. As much as 21 centimetres or more is expected in Southern region at one two places