Thursday 23 August 2018

Kerala Floods- Could such extent be avoided?

Gods own country has always been the spotlight of the natural beauty and exquisite heritage that the country beholds at an universal juncture. Such massive calamity could not even gyrate as the worst nightmare over centuries. The Monsoon has really hit hard this time and God seemed to not have been merciful with its own country. Natural calamities can never be avoided nor can be paused or terminated but there adverse effects is something that could be filtered and sorted out to some real extent by enacting proper amendments and measures towards the fillers that get affected due to natural calamities.

Again the diaspora between the Government and humans have been questioned and it stands out to be a valid canvass that needs to be addressed! We have had the same opinions during Mumbai and Haryana floods and no proper drainage system being established to diminish the harsh effects of these natural calamities. Similar question evolves in this case too specially when the Gadgil committee of the Western Ghats has clearly presented a propaganda of warning Kerala of the major floods coming on its way. The US Embassy and UAE embassy in India has also issued warning reports in their propaganda for the Kerala floods but no response was being taken into consideration. The Jeopardy continued for some real time and post 3 days 35 dams in Kerala has been opened by when the casualties has been peak high already and the aftermath was in succession. I have no much reasons to blame Kerala for the Government's casual behaviour since Kerala is one of the most Literate and peaceful states in the country, but this time the casualty was severe with more than 375 people losing their lives and almost lacs losing their properties and homage. But this is something which could be considered as a wake up call and a warning for the entire country to take all reports of possible natural calamities too seriously. Couldn't the dams be opened post warnings from the Gadgil committee? Couldn't relocation process of citizens be planned accordingly prior to the havoc? Couldn't the warnings be delivered at a grander level to unfurl awareness on a larger scale and citizens could plan their steps? Couldn't suitable barrigates be built at the Ecologically Sensitive zones when the warnings were delivered? These warnings are meant to be seriously heard and enacted too and i find no reason of the Government to ignore these upcoming calamity. We have been at the age of Technology transformation and talking about AI and robotics and VR to be in place and Kerala being the most literate state should be ahead in these terms and should be making the most use of these technological innovation for ensuring safety of citizens and deceasing the harsh effects of natural calamity. We keep talking about science taking a leap, warning of professionals losing jobs due to AI, rigorous technological advancement with time but if we cant use the technological advancement and the latest tool to consider upcoming calamities seriously and save peoples life, where does these come in action then?

This should be an exemplar to all regulatory authorities to work on gathering information around upcoming natural calamities quite seriously and take decisive steps to avoid its harsh effects. When we talk about Artificial Intelligence, we should also look into the socio-economic factors too and the welfare of the citizens and try to inculcate the use of AI more on saving lives in every way possible. Wishing all Keralites a speedy recovery and hope enough strength is being mustered among the citizens to get over the massive tremor they have been into and hope the authorities will now wake up to a new day with new thoughts and renovations.