It was three days before her marriage that something took a turn towards destruction. Shrena, 19 years old girl lived with her family in Wayanand a place near the Idukki dam. She was the only daughter to her family and her marriage would have been the most precious moments for her family. Unfortunately due to the South West monsoon winds which arrived at Kerala much before 3 days as expected resulted in the destruction by creating floods due to heavy rainfall. The Idukki dam was flooded causing a threatening damage to the villagers nearby. It is the belief of the villagers that the curse loomed over all the people of Kerala by the god. None can forget this enormous disaster.
The floods affected not only Wayanand but also other places like Chengannur, Aranmula, Aluva, Chalakudy, Kuttanad and Pandalam. All the 14 districts of the state were placed on red alert. Families affected with floods lead them into depression and chaos in Kerala. Death tolled high, families perished and many children orphaned due to sudden devastating downpour. The flood refuge teams arrived at once and evacuated people from that place to safer place. There was a huge emotional breakdown among the Malayans about their lost dreams into hues and cries. The basic necessities were supplied by flood refuge teams to them. The refuge teams advised them to drink boiled water only so as to prevent the people from water borne diseases.
Kerala blamed the government of Tamil Nadu for opening the shutters of 35 dams out of 54 dams across the state thus leading into massive floods. The government of Kerala filed a case against the government of Tamil Nadu stating that the sudden release of water from the Mullaperiyar Dam by Tamil Nadu government was one of the reasons for the devastating flood in Kerala. The government of Tamil Nadu rejected it stating that Kerala suffered the deluge due to discharge of excess water from 80 reservoirs across Kerala leading to controversy between the two states. The weather forecasters stated that it was due to the depression in the Bay of Bengal or the rising temperatures have led to huge fluctuations in the south west monsoon winds from the Arabian Sea which arrived at Kerala much earlier than the normal date leading to heavy downpour causing floods. The people of Kerala blamed the government for improper forecasting of the climatic changes by the weather forecast centers leads to great damage .
Often people from other states viewed that the floods caused are may be natural or man made or both as there is the fault in the hands of government for not securing its people. It is now brought to light in the minds of the people that even the disasters were caused due to the politics. If it is the man made disaster there should be a law to enforce the punishments upon those responsible. Donations have become the latest fad of politicians and celebrity. Social media has become platform of their praise. But where lies our consciousness, our wisdom, and our education… question……
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