Kerala disaster- What We Can Do!
Heartening to see Humanity break barriers to help Kerala when it’s struggling to heal itself after the destruction caused by furious floods.
Floods played havoc with God’s own country, and we are bewildered. The floods are bigger than the infamous floods of 1924 (Known as ‘The Great Flood of 99’– 99 for Malayalam year 1099). Kerala is sandwiched between the Western Ghats on the eastern side and the Arabian Sea on the west. A large number of rivers originate from western ghats, flow through Kerala and end up in the Arabian Sea. There are many, and most of them are in the Periyar River, which starts from Idukki and flows through Ernakulam before ending up in the Arabian Sea.
Natural calamities don’t always come with a warning, else Kerala would have prepared in advance; better than any other state of India.
What caused Kerala floods:
1) Heavy rains caused by the temperature difference between the Bengal Sea and the Arabian Sea. The air from the Arabian Sea made an effort to cross the Western Ghats, and a part of it reached the Bengal Sea. Another part struck in the western ghats and caused heavy rainfall and flooding in Kerala
2) There are many dams in Kerala, and most of them are built on the Periyar River, which starts from Idukki and flows through Ernakulam before ending up in the Arabian Sea.
The incessant rains forced the authorities to open the gates of these dams.
3) Human activities like encroachments, cutting of trees in abundance, mining, etc, have already reduced the safety of the Kerala region.
4) There was a part mistake by the authorities. Shutters of dams were not opened till the eleventh hour. They said that the reservoirs usually get filled up the brim every season and they never find the necessity to open the dam gates.
However, nature was not so kind this year.
Now the question is what we can do!
Kerala is our neighbouring state that has experienced a heavy disaster. Though the rains have stopped pouring, the rehabilitation of people is the major challenge before authorities. Let’s hold our brother Kerala’s hand and try our best to rebuild the state. Sharing here some important links where you can contribute.
I) KeralaFloodRescue.com
keralafloodrescue.com
II) Contribute to CM’s Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF)
donation.cmdrf.kerala.gov.in
III) Donate Online
Account number: 67319948232
Bank: State Bank of India
Branch: City branch, Thiruvananthapuram
IFS Code: SBIN0070028
PAN: AAAGD0584M
Name of Donee: CMDRF
IV) Volunteer
PANORAMIC RIPPLES 
Every bit counts! Kudos to you Aditi for voicing the need to help and for giving details where one can contribute.
Lets stand for Kerala in its need of the hour!
We should help each other and restore faith in humanity. Thanks for visiting Anagha:)
We are with Kerala ❤ thank you for this lovely post aditi
Glad to see you expressing your concern. Thanks!
The manner in which everyone has come forward to help Kerala restored my faith in humanity 🙂
An apt example of how we unite in the time of crisis. Thanks for visiting.
Very thoughtful of you to write about it, Aditi. Kerala and its people are in our prayers and we will support them to get through this difficult time.
We must stand together in the time of disaster and help our brothers and sisters in Kerala. Thanks for visiting Huma:)
We all need to join hands and help as much as possible. I worked by sending them the utilities people needed. #Myfriendalexa #mommyinmereads
Feels good to see people like you who are doing great job in sending help to Flood-hit Kerala.
Every help counts huge in such disasters. It heart-warming to see how everyone has come together to help people. Thanks for sharing the vital details for providing help.
Encouraging to see people voluntarily helping people of flood-hit Kerala.
Thanks for stopping by:)
Let me thank you for this post. There are people like you who have helped spread awareness and contributed to the flood relief in so many ways. Kerala was caught off guard. But people from all over the world extended their hands. Love
The least we can do is to spread awareness, send monetary help and pray. Thanks for visiting:)
I was in Kerala for 3 years and my heart aches to see God’s own country destroyed by this unforeseen natural calamity. I hope that beautiful place and people recover fast
Your wishes will work. Keep faith in God 🙏
Those were tough days for Kerala !!! Hope we have learned something good out of this disaster !!
Let’s unite in the time of disaster and help rebuild Kerala.
Yes we all must contribute to rebuild god’s own country, thanks for sharing this. #MyFriendAlexa #DelhibloggerReads
Let’s unite in the time of disaster and help rebuild Kerala.
This was really an ugly disaster.. I did my bit of contributing food thru seva kendras
That’s nice of you.
Everyone come together to help God’s own country.. Very heart warming post.. #MyFriendalexa #Flavorsofworldread
Thanks for reading.
My prayers are with Kerala people. The damage that has done to the people can’t be changed but our little help can make their life easier
#myfriendalexa #dewreads
Yes, even after days have passed, help should continue to pour in.
It was heart wrenching to see Kerala go through such horrific scenario. Though we did as much as we could, still felt like it was not enough 😦
Exactly. We’re not able to help as much as we should. Many reasons!