 | As dams fill up, Ernakulam’s rescue forces brace for impactMaking use of the lessons learnt from 2018 flood, city leadership is ready with a plan in case water levels rise beyond control this year |
 | Police, fire & rescue services gear up for emergency ops in ErnakulamRegions along Periyar put under high alert as govt decides to raise shutters of dams |
 | Rising Pampa river revives horror of 2018 Kerala floods, evacuation beginsWater level in Kakki-Anathodu dam touches 979.87m, necessitating raising of shutters |
 | Planting of bamboo, vetiver can prevent landslides: ExpertsUsing bamboo to prevent landslides has been found successful in many countries like Malaysia, the Philippines and Nepal. |
 | Rain abates for now but more likely; all eyes on Kerala dams, riversWater to be released from Idukki, Idamalayar dams; flooding in downstream Pampa |
 | Dam opening triggers fear of floods in Upper KuttanadThough the heavy rain has subsided, residents in the Upper Kuttanad region fear of another flood with the opening of dam shutters. |
 | High alert in Periyar basin as Kerala govt orders opening dam floodgatesShutters of Idukki & Idamalayar dams to be raised today; 100 cubic metres of water will be released per second |
 | Kerala needs to maintain balance between development, ecology: Madhav GadgilFour years of torrential rain, floods, landslides and devastation. Natural calamities have become an order of the day for Kerala. |
 | ‘Disaster tourism’ a headache for rescue teams in KeralaThe police made several announcements to people gathered there, urging them to disperse. |
 | Kerala rains: Two rivers in spate leave Kottayam in tearsTwo days after a series of landslides hit the high-range areas of Kottayam, the district administration started assessing the severity of the damage on Monday. |
 | Swelling Chalakudy river gives residents the jittersAs per his calculations, if the water level touches the top end of the stick, he has to vacate his house and move to safety. |
 | Kerala floods: Jairam Ramesh flays non implementation of Gadgil panel reportThe commission submitted its report to the government on August 31, 2011 in which it had recommended 64 per cent of the Western Ghats area be declared as an ecologically sensitive area. |
 | Flash floods, landslides in Kerala caused by Mini cloudburst events, claims expertAbhilash told that the high range areas of Western Ghats region in Kerala is very susceptible to landslides. |
 | Death toll in Kerala flash floods and landslides rises to 19; all 11 bodies recovered from KoottickalKoottickal panchayat in Kottayam bore the brunt of the rain fury, with three houses and a tea shop washed away in two different landslides reported in Plappalli and Kavali |
 | Heavy rains across Kerala: Five dead, 18 persons reported missing in landsides and flash floodsThe district administrations of Thiruvananthapuram and Pathanamthitta have warned of raising the shutters of various dams. |
 | Official apathy spells woes for 2018 Kerala flood victimsNon-construction of strong outer bunds as suggested by MS Swaminathan panel and others has put people living on bunds of polders in Kuttanad in harm’s way. |
 | Dog tales 2018: A devotee, a clairvoyant and that goat momWe end the year on an uplifting note with a compilation of canines that offered more than just friendship |
 | Kerala floods one month after: Biodiversity assessment likely to miss deadlineWe are yet to begin the process of impact assessment, said a District Biodiversity coordinator. |
 | Kerala floods one month after: Unicef’s healing touch for the flood-hitUnicef has initiated a psychosocial counselling among women and children across the state in the aftermath of the deluge. |
 | Kerala floods one month after: World Bank estimates Rs 25,050 crore for rebuilding stateThe World Bank, in its preliminary report, has estimated that an amount of Rs 25,050 crore is necessary for rebuilding the state. |
