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The Kerala floods that have ravaged ‘God’s own country’ is slowly building up into a full blown political battle over the allocation of central funds by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Congress president Rahul Gandhi said it was critical that the Prime Minister declare the Kerala floods as a “national disaster” and asked him not to vacillate as the people of the southern state were suffering.
“Dear PM, Increasing funds allocated for Kerala relief to Rs.500 Cr is a good step but nowhere near enough. It is critical you declare the floods as a National Disaster. Please do not vacillate as the people of Kerala are suffering (sic),” he said in a tweet. As the war over declaring the Kerala flood “national disaster” rages, let’s take a look at the criteria behind categorising any natural calamity as a disaster in India.
Beginning on August 15 2018, severe floods are affected in Kerala, due to unusually high rainfall during the monsoon season. It was the worst flooding in Kerala nearly a century. Over 483 people died and 15 are missing. All 14 districts were placed on red alert. According to Kerala Govt. one-six of total population of Kerala has been affected by flood.
Kerala received monsoon rainfall which was about 256% more than the usual rainfall in Kerala. Almost all dams had been opened since the water level increased rapidly and close to overflow the level. For the first time in the state history 35 of its 39 dams are opened.
Almost 370 people died and 33000 peoples are rescued. Over 3274 relief camps are opened at various locations to accommodate flood victims. One of the largest rescue operations, 40 helicopters 30 aircraft 182 teams for rescue. According to the govt. estimate a total of 4537 from the fisherman community participated in the rescue operation with 669 fishing boat.