 | Mullaperiyar, Banasursagar dams still releasing water, isolated heavy rains predicted in KeralaWater in the Periyar river basin was rising at certain areas and falling or holding steady in others in the morning, officials said. |
 | Water level in Idukki reservoir continues to rise, shutter height increasedAuthorities said shutter number three will be raised to 160 cm while two and four will remain at 120 cm and shutter one and five at 40 cm. |
 | One shutter of Idukki's Cheruthoni dam opened, Kerala minister says no need to worryMany dams were nearing the full reservoir level due to rains in catchment areas and a red alert has been issued in the Kakki-Anathod dam in Pathanamthitta district and Banasura Sagar dam in Wayanad. |
 | Kerala rains: Red alert lifted from state, orange alert in 11 districtsThe heavy rains led to six deaths -- one each in Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam and Ernakulam, and three in Kannur district -- resulting in a total of 12 rain-related casualties from July 31 to August 2 |
 | Kerala rain: Red alerts withdrawn in state, brief relief in sightA red alert indicates heavy to extremely heavy rains of over 20 cm in 24 hours, while orange alert means very heavy rains from 6 cm to 20 cm of rain. |
 | 2021 floods: Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad suggests ban on construction, quarrying in fragile areasAs part of preempting future disasters and strategies for mitigating miseries, KSSP, in the report, asked to ban all building constructions near first and second order streams in steep slopes. |
 | No flood forecasting station in Kerala as govt did not give list: CAG reportAs a result, no flood forecasting station (FFS) was set up by the CWC in Kerala even as it set up 275 such stations across the country in 2017. |
 | Climate change: Time for some unpleasant truthsWhile the vulnerable sections experience the tragic consequences of climate change, the politically and economically powerful ostriches still pretend everything is fine. |
 | Despite repeated natural calamities during monsoon, Kerala yet to set up flood warning systemThough enough studies hint that Kerala will face annual natural calamities during the monsoon, the state is still dragging its feet in developing an integrated system to generate flood warnings |
 | As flood water recedes, UDF and CPM indulge in blame gameOpposition Leader V D Satheesan blamed the Left government for its failure in checking and handling floods for the fourth straight year. |
 | Kerala govt plans to provide Covid vaccine in flood relief campsIn a bid to prevent the spread of Covid infection, the health department has made arrangements to vaccinate people in relief camps, Health Minister Veena George has said. |
| Cooperated well with Cherian Philip, says PinarayiIn a Facebook post, Cherian asked what about Netherlands model that the government had proposed for flood-prone areas in the state after the back-to-back floods in 2019. |
 | Three years post Kerala deluge, Six-year-old returns to see Cheruthoni dam gates open“Suraj was already down with fever when I left home in the morning that day. When I returned by noon, his condition had become serious. |
 | Rains batter Uttarakhand as 42 more die, Uttar Pradesh sees four fatalities; Kerala dams open gatesOf the 42 fresh deaths, 28 people were killed in Nainital district, six each in Almora and Champawat and one each in Pithoragarh and Udham Singh Nagar districts. |
| Experts explain what is causing heavy rains that killed dozens in Uttarakhand, Kerala over few daysClimate experts also warn the intensity of rains in Kerala and Uttarakhand is alarming and must draw immediate attention towards climate emergency. |
 | 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 |
