Dossier
rain-induced calamities
Coverage of rain-induced calamities in the Nexus archive.
- Lack of long-term plans to mitigate rain-inducted calamities worrying for Kerala
Kerala's government faces criticism for lacking long-term plans to mitigate rain-induced disasters. The Chief Minister blames the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) for delayed weather forecasts, but experts argue that existing IMD data from 110 weather stations over 125 years has already identified vulnerable monsoon regions, enabling proactive preparedness measures.