'Dams played a major role in this flood'

August 27, 2018 11:13

The rivers that caused the maximum problem were the ones that had dams built on them, says S P Ravi one of the directors at the River Research Centre, an environment support group that works mainly on the Chalakkudy river basin in Kerala, one of the areas badly affected in the Kerala floods after water in the puzha rose to dangerous levels.

When Rediff.com's Shobha Warrier spoke to Ravi a month ago, he had said, "Unless we are ready to reverse our ways and rectify our mistakes very soon, I don't see a very bright future for the state."

Read the interview here.

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